FORGET plane spotting, the latest craze in Canada is iceberg spotting. A small town in the Newfoundland area has become overrun with tourists who have flocked to the area to witness a giant iceberg make its way along the coastline.
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But this iceberg has caused some fuss because it appears to have become grounded. The town’s mayor told CTV News: “It’s a huge iceberg and it’s in so close that people can get a good photograph of it. “It’s the biggest one I ever seen around here.”
@EddieSheerr The huge iceberg in ferryland, Newfoundland. April 16, 2017. pic.twitter.com/D3Q8xlXYm6
— Jo-D Martin (@tummppeer) April 16, 2017
The area is known as “iceberg alley” due to the arctic blocks that float down every spring.
Canadian press reported that there had already been more icebergs than normal – with 616 already having moved into the North Atlantic shipping lanes compared to 687 by the late-September season’s end last year. Experts said it could be because of uncommonly strong winds and possibly global warming.