![]() Experienced gatherers are able to identify ice which fell as snow thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago. They must never have melted and refrozen which would introduce impurities. Great care needs to be taken in selecting the right icebergs. While the scale of the iceberg water industry is small, every berg harvested does reduce the damage that can be done to the arctic marine environment. Drastic reductions in biodiversity have been observed in some regions where more icebergs are scraping the seafloor. Scientists have also found that the increase in iceberg calving due to global warming is damaging fragile polar seafloor marine environments. Harvesting icebergs for enjoyment as fine water utilizes a resource which otherwise would have been wasted and contributed to global sea level rise. There are only a few places in the world where icebergs are harvested: the remote arctic coasts of the Svalbard Archipelago, western Greenland, and eastern Canada. The icebergs then drift with ocean currents and eventually melt. Icebergs are formed through “calving”, which is when chunks of ice break off a glacier into the sea. The weight and logistical difficulties mean only limited quantities can be gathered. Specially equipped boats are required to lift the ice out of the sea and return it to shore for rinsing, melting, and bottling.Īs icebergs can flip and threaten to sink a boat at any time, extreme caution must be taken. ![]() Iceberg water is the most technically challenging and physically hazardous bottled water to produce. An exciting new source for bottled water is melted icebergs. ![]()
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