icebergs
Titanic's frozen doom
Icebergs are massive chunks of freshwater ice that have broken off from glaciers or ice shelves and float in the sea.
Most of an iceberg's mass sits below the waterline—only about ten percent is visible above the surface.
This characteristic gives rise to the figurative use: That's just the tip of the iceberg means the visible part of a much larger problem or situation.
End or gratuity
- submergedBelow water's surface
- massQuantity of matter
- underwaterBelow the surface
- enormousExtremely large in scale
towering · tabular · pinnacle · dome · wedge · blocky · irregular · erosion
Ice mass separation
- AntarcticSouthern polar region
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
- polarOf extreme latitudes
frozen · fjord · glaciology · crevasse · firn · snowpack · permafrost · polar regions
Staying atop liquid
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- ocean currentsLarge-scale seawater movement
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
- shipping lanesDesignated ocean travel paths
Titanic · collision · maritime · sea level · saltwater · growler · floe · lookout
Kept out of sight
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
- deeper meaningSignificance beyond the surface
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
unseen · revelation · symptom · indicator · fraction · extent · magnitude · unknown
Solid-to-liquid transition
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
- sea level riseIncreasing ocean surface height
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
ecosystem · warming oceans · environmental · shrinking · disappearing · albedo · temperature · satellite monitoring
tip
End or gratuity
- submergedBelow water's surface
- massQuantity of matter
- underwaterBelow the surface
enormous · towering · tabular · pinnacle · dome · wedge · blocky · irregular · erosion · melting
calving
Ice mass separation
polar · frozen · fjord · glaciology · crevasse · firn · snowpack · permafrost · polar regions · glaciation
floating
Staying atop liquid
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- ocean currentsLarge-scale seawater movement
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
shipping lanes · Titanic · collision · maritime · sea level · saltwater · growler · floe · lookout · radar detection
hidden
Kept out of sight
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
- deeper meaningSignificance beyond the surface
concealed · unseen · revelation · symptom · indicator · fraction · extent · magnitude · unknown · discovery
melting
Solid-to-liquid transition
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
- sea level riseIncreasing ocean surface height
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
freshwater · ecosystem · warming oceans · environmental · shrinking · disappearing · albedo · temperature · satellite monitoring · coastal flooding
- AntarcticaSouth Pole, Amundsen, Scott, penguins, glaciology
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- Atlantic OceanNorth Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf Stream, Bermuda Triangle, Sargasso Sea
- Frozen landscapesArctic, Antarctic, tundra, glaciers, permafrost
- frozen surfacesglaciers, frozen lakes, frozen ponds, frozen ground, frozen waterfalls
- frozen thingsicicle, icicles, frozen solid, hail, hailstone
icebergsvolcanoes
Lava-emitting geological formations
lava flows · magma · infernos · hot springs · geysers
icebergssteam
Heated water's gaseous form
water vapor · ocean currents · warm seas · tropical waters · boiling water
icebergscoral reefs
Calcium carbonate marine structures
tropical islands · sand dunes · deserts · desert dunes · rainforests
- tip of the icebergVisible portion suggesting hidden mass
- iceberg lettuceCompact, pale salad green
- tip of icebergSmall evident part