Massive icebergs of 11 million tonnes in a small village in Greenland

A colossal iceberg of 11 million tons dominates a small village in Greenland, captured in one of the most striking photos you'll see this week.

Taken by Karl Petersen Friday, the photo shows a huge A 650-foot-wide iceberg is dangerously close to the village of Innarsuit, a village in the municipality of Avannaata, north-west of Greenland.

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<p class = "web-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0 ) – sm Mt (0.8 em) – sm "type =" text "content =" Why is it a threat? "According to the national newspaper Greenland Sermitsiaq some inhabitants of the village of 169 inhabitants were evacuated by fear of a tsunami, if parts of the iceberg begin to break near the shore of the village, causing big waves. "data-reactid =" 21 "> Why is this a threat? According to the National Greenland Newspaper Sermitsiaq some village residents of 169 people were evacuated for fear of a tsunami, so parts of the iceberg begin to break along the shore, causing big waves.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "According to the Danish Meteorological Institute, reported by The New York Times satellite data place the iceberg at about 650 feet wide, 300 feet above the water level and weighing 11 million tons. -reactid = "22"> According to the Danish Meteorological Institute, reported by The New York Times satellite data place the iceberg at about 650 feet wide, 300 feet above the water level and 11 million In fact, the iceberg is so huge, it was picked up by the EU's Sentinel-2A satellite – yes, you can see it literally since the 39th. space

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "According to Times Local authorities hope the iceberg will be r erected by southerly winds and rising tides before pieces can come off. data-reactid = "25"> According to the Times local authorities hope that the iceberg will be washed away by the southerly winds and rising tides before pieces of it can come off. Crossings of the fingers.

[h/t Axios]

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