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There are several reasons . The first is due to one of water ’s many amazing attribute : Aside from being necessary for all life ( and refreshing on hot days ) , water is one of the few substances that is slightly denser as a liquid than as a solid . This is why glass cube float in water supply .

secondly , and slightly more interestingly : Most icebergs actually contain a lot of atmosphere . Far from being the solid stoppage of ice many people imagine , icebergs are riddled with billion of petite , trapped air bubbles , give the immense bergs their blank appearance .

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Several amazing and interesting properties cause icebergs to float.

Third , iceberg are made from overbold water . Because of the dissolved saltiness in ocean water , it is denser than fresh water , adding bouyancy to the berg .

A group of penguins dives from the ice into the water

A large sponge and a cluster of anenomes are seen among other lifeforms beneath the George IV Ice Shelf.

Iceberg A23a drifting in the southern ocean having broken free from the Larsen Ice Shelf.

an aerial view of a river

four penguins waddle along the ice

Bouncing water drop

A satellite image of a large hurricane over the Southeastern United States

A satellite photo of a giant iceberg next to an island with hundreds of smaller icebergs surrounding the pair

A photo of Lake Chala

A blue house surrounded by flood water in North Beach, Maryland.

a large ocean wave

Sunrise above Michigan�s Lake of the Clouds. We see a ridge of basalt in the foreground.

An image comparing the relative sizes of our solar system�s known dwarf planets, including the newly discovered 2017 OF201

an illustration showing a large disk of material around a star

a person holds a GLP-1 injector

A man with light skin and dark hair and beard leans back in a wooden boat, rowing with oars into the sea

an MRI scan of a brain

A photograph of two of Colossal�s genetically engineered wolves as pups.

An illustration of a hand that transforms into a strand of DNA