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> || || || **  STRIPED ICEBERGS   ** > > **   Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by > layers of snow that react to different conditions. > > Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet > fills up with melt water and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form. > > When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can > freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a > green stripe. > > Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up > when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea. > These pictures are available because 2008 was  **   **   the coldest winter. > **   > > > >       ...** Is this amazing?? **   >   >  **   AntarcticaFrozen Wave Pixs - Nature is amazing! > The water froze the instant the wave broke through the ice. > That's what it is like in Antarctica where it is the > coldest weather in decades. ** >  **   Water freezes the instant it comes in contact with the air. ** >  **   The temperature of the water is already some degrees below freezing. > Just look at how the wave froze in mid-air!!! **   >    > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  >  **   > Having the Internet means that we get to see something that we never imagined! ** >   >  **   Pass it on for others to enjoy! ** || || || || ||
 * > ||  || **   I   CE WAVES- ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL**||