-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- News | Environment and Science Fri 24 Mar 2000 Iceberg half the size of Wales floats free By Steve Connor, Science Editor 24 March 2000 A satellite camera has captured an iceberg half the size of Wales breaking off from an Antarctic ice shelf. Scientists believe it is one of the biggest icebergs on record. The iceberg, which has broken off from the Ross Ice Shelf, is estimated to cover more than 4,000 square miles, measuring 183 miles long and 23 miles wide. The images were taken from 700km up in space by the American NOAA-12 polar-orbiting satellite. "This is a very big iceberg, close to a record if not a new record. It's not often that you seem them of this magnitude," said Matthew Lazzara, of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Iceberg "calving" is a natural phenomenon and results from the continual movement towards the Antarctic shore of ice and snow that falls over the frozen continent. David Vaughan, a glaciologist from the British Antarctic Survey, said the iceberg captured by a polar-orbiting satellite operated by the American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may just fail to break the record. Dr Vaughan said: "It's a big one but its not the biggest. I've had it on good authority that there have been larger icebergs in the past." <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
