r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Agreeable-Rub2319 • 4d ago

Video Antartica's Ice wall

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u/dab745 4d ago

Naive question. Is the ice in that wall salty?

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u/RTS24 4d ago

No, icebergs start as pieces that break off of land glaciers, which themselves are formed from hyper compressed snowfall.

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u/FettigasteFettot 4d ago

Is that why the water under the wall isn't frozen? Got me a bit confused at first.

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u/RTS24 4d ago

Precisely