Icebergs floating on seawater are dangerous for ships. Explain the reason.

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ICEBERGS are very dangerous for ships as ICEBERGS are huge masses of ice floating the n sea [density of ice being 0.917 g $c m^{- 3}$ ] with about 9/10 portion below water and only 1/10 portion of it above the surface of the water.

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Icebergs floating on seawater are dangerous for ships. Explain the reason.

ICEBERGS are very dangerous for ships as ICEBERGS are huge masses of ice floating the n sea [density of ice being 0.917 g cm−3 ] with about 9/10 portion below water and only 1/10 portion of it above the surface of the water.

ICEBERGS are very dangerous for ships as ICEBERGS are huge masses of ice floating the n sea [density of ice being 0.917 g $c m^{- 3}$ ] with about 9/10 portion below water and only 1/10 portion of it above the surface of the water.