11/7/2023 0 Comments Xbox typepad![]() This is when iceberg cowboys head to sea. The final stage of an iceberg’s life is especially volatile and difficult to predict. It is no wonder, then, that the International Ice Patrol and Canadian Ice Service describe the summertime influx of icebergs as an annual “migration.” In Albanian, Farsi, and Italian, it is even more explicit: Glaciers “give birth.” Across cultures and languages, icebergs are conceptualized like wild cattle or horses roaming the maritime frontier in our rhetorical imagination. Most break off of glaciers on the west coast of Greenland-what glaciologists call “calving.” Speakers of a variety of languages, from Afrikaans to Uzbek, use the same word to define the process, as if the icy masses are the living offspring of glaciers. The Arctic ice pack undergoes its seasonal melt and Baffin Bay thaws, allowing the frozen mountains to continue their journey toward the Atlantic. In this brief window, when Newfoundland relishes nearly half of the sunshine it will absorb for the entire year, icebergs fill the Labrador Sea. But for a few months, from May to August, the sun breaks through the clouds and warms the freezing waves swirling off the coast. John’s is so overcast, the difference between it and Seattle is greater than that between Seattle and Tampa. Seattle, for comparison, gets 2,200 hours of sun annually. John’s, is known as “Canada’s Weather Champion.” Among major Canadian cities, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador is the snowiest, windiest, wettest, and cloudiest, enjoying fewer than 1,500 hours of sunshine each year. See terms.For most of the year, Iceberg Alley is gray and cold. Any offers shown are for a limited time while supplies last.Microsoft reserves the right to modify or discontinue offers at any time. Price adjustments apply only to purchase price and do not include taxes, shipping or other fees. Price adjustment will be provided in same manner as purchase method. For purchases from a Microsoft Experience Center, Customer must return to the location with receipt. For purchases from Microsoft Store, contact Microsoft Store Sales and Support with your Microsoft Account information and any other information requested by a representative. Customer is eligible only if price of the purchased product is reduced during the Offer Period and in stock. Excludes Surface Hub, HoloLens, and Windows DevKit. Price Promise: Valid on purchases of physical products made at Microsoft Store online with a valid Microsoft Account and at Microsoft Experience Centers in select markets for 60 days from the date the customer receives the product (“Offer Period”).For purchases made at a Microsoft Experience Center, see receipt for more information. ![]() For purchases made at Microsoft Store, see applicable Microsoft Terms of Sale for more information. Limit 5 product returns per eligible customer purchase. Return process must be started within 60 days after customer receives the product. Returns: Available with eligible physical products purchased from Microsoft Store online and Microsoft Experience Centers in select markets. ![]()
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