iceberg
large piece of fresh-water ice floating in the ocean or other body of water
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Summary
iceberg is a type of physical object[1]. iceberg draws 5,682 Wikipedia views per month (type of physical object category, ranking #1,256 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Made from material: fresh water[3], air[4]
- Subclass of: ice[5], body of water[6], float[7]
- Commons category: Icebergs[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Icebergs[9]
- Commons gallery: Iceberg[10]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The American Cyclopædia[13], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[14], The New Student's Reference Work[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[16], Antarctica: The Melting Continent[17]
- Different from: ice shelf[18], ice floe[19]
- Produced sound: iceberg sounds[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
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Influence
Things named for iceberg include fatberg[22] and Rosa 'Korbin'[23], a rose cultivar[24], founded in 1958[25].
Why It Matters
iceberg has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] iceberg is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for iceberg include fatberg[22] and Rosa 'Korbin'[23], a rose cultivar[24], founded in 1958[25].