SCIENTIFIC EESULTS 



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The Tilted. Flat-Topped Berg 



iiHRE G5. — Flat-topped Ijergs wliich roll into a new plaiir of flotation form 

 V-sliaped bergs, a common sight south d Newfoundhmd. On the right-hand side 

 of this berg, tilted at an angle of 45°, can be seen the original top surfaco' when 

 the lerg was a part of the Greenland ice cap. (Photograph l)v Lieut. Commander 

 N. G. Rickctts.) 



A Common Iceberg Form South of Newfoundland 



FiGtRE 66. — After floating some time without changing equilibrium, a large portion 

 of ice was calved from the left-hand side of this berg. This caused the right-hand 

 side to sink and the left to rise. The old water line is plainly discernible, inclined 

 at an angle of 25° to the water. (Official photograph, international ice patrol.) 



