Fwd: Greenland 3

VulcanSpirit
Richard & Alison Brunstrom
Tue 23 Aug 2016 16:48

Life on the ice. Icebergs are used as relatively safe resting places by the local wildlife. Here is an iceberg grounded in one of our anchorages:
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A close-up of the right hand peak reveals this:
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While lower down a seal is hauled out:

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Smaller bergs, officially known as 'bergy bits' (I kid you not, this is an official meteorological terms used to describe small icebergs), are also utilised:

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These are Bearded Seals, Erignathus barbatus, found all round the Arctic.