BBC - Operation Iceberg (2012) Part 1 Birth of a Berg

A team of scientists and explorers including Chris Packham and Helen Czerski travel to the Arctic to explore the unknown world of icebergs, investigating the creation, life and death of these frozen behemoths.

Part 1: Birth of a 'Berg

The team uncover the hidden forces that explain why the Store Glacier of Greenland produces so many icebergs. Naturalist Chris Packham works with scientists on a research yacht in the danger zone at the front of the glacier, whilst ocean specialist Helen Czerski explores the inside of the glacier itself. During the expedition the team witnesses the creation of an iceberg as a multimillion-ton block of ice calves off the glacier.

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