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Offline wiktoria

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« on: September 10, 2008, 12:52:08 PM »
How do I calculate the volume(m3) of a 5, 020 tonne iceberg?!

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Re: conversions
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2008, 01:26:47 PM »
you'll need the density of solid water (and you're assuming an iceberg is pure H2O, which it's not.  But the assumption is valid for your question).  Once you find the density, it's a series of conversion factors to convert from tonnes to m3.
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