Block of Wood on Top of an Iceberg: How Did It Get There?


Photo: Jodie Smith

Australia's ABC News Onlin reporter Karen Barlow (Twitter @kjbar) went aboard the icebreaker Aurora Australis on a journey to Antarctica when she came across this bit of oddity: a piece of wood sitting atop a floating iceberg.

I've heard the Southern Ocean attracts a hardy individual but a block of wood on an iceberg is ridiculous.

This lonely piece of timber was spotted on the top of a small berg at 66 degrees south, just north of Commonwealth Bay.

Wildlife watchers near Aurora Australis' bridge first thought it was a relaxing seal but it was soon apparent it was rectangular in shape.

How it got to such a prominent position, instead of just floating around, is anyone's guess.

So, how do you think it got there? http://blogs.abc.net.au/news/2011/01/a-chip-off-the-old-block.html


lol, the serious attempts of explaining this are actually pretty funny... the funny ones, even better...
but one must not forget the origin of an iceberg.... they come from glaciers... I imagine it was left on the glacier, which then broke off and floated away as an iceberg...
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Maybe the iceberg was fully submerged, attached to a larger piece of ice, with the wood floating above it. Then the iceberg calved off and came to the surface, lifting the wood onto itself.
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