NIWA has produced a public information leaflet about icebergs, with help from Vincent Aviation.

28 November 2006

• Want to know more about New Zealand’s icy visitors?
• Did you know that the furthest north an iceberg has ever been seen is about 26? S, or about the same latitude as Brisbane?

NIWA has produced a public information leaflet about icebergs, with help from Vincent Aviation. This is available to download free. It outlines where the icebergs currently off the South Island probably came from, previous iceberg visits to New Zealand waters, how icebergs are named, the lifecycle of an iceberg, and other quirky facts and figures.

Download public information leaflet

Members of the public are welcome to email queries to us at iceberg@niwa.co.nz.

Journalists seeking comment from a NIWA scientist please contact Michele Hollis, NIWA Science Communication, Tel: +64-4-386 0483.