Some are locals or travelers who happened to be nearby, but many are a special Canadian breed, the iceberg chaser — people who flock to the coasts of Labrador and Newfoundland at this time of year hoping to see the huge frozen chunks of broken glacier
that drift by on a stretch of sea known as Iceberg Alley.
A Chunk of the Arctic Stops By for a Photo Shoot -
By DAN LEVINAPRIL 20, 2017
An iceberg ran aground over Easter weekend just off the small Newfoundland town of
Ferryland, population 465, drawing knots of tourists eager to catch a glimpse.
“A lot of our fisher folks are just tied onto the wharf, waiting for the ice to move offshore.”
The stunning view that is causing traffic jams of onlookers on the coast road is
actually a snapshot of the iceberg’s death throes, 15,000 years in the making.
“Sometimes it’s as loud as a cannon shot.”
A version of this article appears in print on April 21, 2017, on Page A10 of the New
York edition with the headline: A Chunk of the Arctic Heads South for a Photo Shoot.
“Most folks can’t wrap their heads around how big it is,” Barry Rogers, the owner of Iceberg
Quest Ocean Tours, a Newfoundland tour operator, said in an interview on Thursday.
