What is this formation on sea, seen from the air?
Flying from London to Ottawa last week, I saw this formation on the sea (somewhere near Goose Bay, I think). Can anyone tell me what it is?
Here's the approximate location of the plane when the photo was taken:
Best Answer
Ice, 'burgy bits' I think is the term. Basically, once the pack ice breaks up, and the glacial icebergs smash into each other, the smaller pieces keep on floating in the Labrador current down the east coast of Nfld. The current keeps the structure, and gives the 'hard edge', and this stuff flows south until it melts. Locals, don't hammer me for Burgy bits, I know there is some technical component to being identified that way, but from 40K feet, it is hard to tell the relative size.
Ice, ice is your answer. Welcome to the north Atlantic in the late spring!
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