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-The '''[[Ellsworth King of Arms]]''', the Honorable Michael Richards, is the Chief Herald of [[Westarctica]] and a member of the [[Royal Council]]. He also heads the [[Westarctican College of Arms]]. On 20 May 2019, he was appointed Keeper of the Seal with the responsibility of holding the [[Crown_Jewels_of_Westarctica#Seals|Great Seal of Westarctica]].
+An '''[[iceberg]]''' is a large piece of freshwater [[ice]] that has broken off a [[glacier]] or an [[Ice-shelf|ice shelf]] and is floating freely in open water. It may subsequently become frozen into [[pack ice]] (one form of sea ice). As it drifts into shallower waters, it may come into contact with the seabed, a process referred to as seabed gouging by ice. About 90% of an iceberg is below the surface of the water.
-The name of the position, Ellsworth King of Arms, was chosen in the spirit of the great heralds of the United Kingdom, each of whom carries a regional name attached to their job (i.e. Lord Lyon King of Arms, Clarenceux King of Arms, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms). Ellsworth was selected as an homage to [[Ellsworth Land]] on the far eastern border of Westarctica.
+Because the density of pure [[ice]] is about 920 kg/m3, and that of seawater about 1025 kg/m3, typically about one-tenth of the volume of an iceberg is above water (which follows from Archimedes's Principle of buoyancy). The shape of the underwater portion can be difficult to judge by looking at the portion above the surface. This has led to the expression "tip of the iceberg", for a problem or difficulty that is only a small manifestation of a larger problem.
-Sir Michael was responsible for creating the [[Coat of Arms of Westarctica|Greater Arms of Westarctica]] in early 2015, and these arms adorn all the Letters Patent for new [[Peerage of Westarctica|peers of Westarctica]]. Since beginning his tenure, Sir Michael has created Letters Patent for over 100 of Westarctica's peers.
+Icebergs are monitored worldwide by the U.S. National Ice Center (NIC), established in 1995, which produces analyses and forecasts of Arctic, [[Antarctic]], Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay ice conditions. More than 95% of the data used in its sea ice analyses are derived from the remote sensors on polar-orbiting satellites that survey these remote regions of the Earth.
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