Experience these mighty giants up close!
Newfoundland and Labrador witnesses hundreds of icebergs drifting past every year from May to June. “Iceberg Alley” stretches from Labrador down to the southeast coast of Newfoundland. We don’t see icebergs super often here in Bay Bulls, but when we do, it’s a treat!
Icebergs are sculpted from ancient, densely compressed ice, and are a wonder to behold. Each iceberg is one of a kind, breaking away from glaciers in Greenland and forming into pinnacle, wedge, and tabular forms. Some of our favourite “bergs” are famous around the globe. Approximately 40,000 of these massive blocks of ice are calved annually from the glaciers of Western Greenland. Many of them will eventually drift past the northeast coast of Newfoundland, many visible from land.
From the earliest recorded human journeys into the North Atlantic, icebergs are known to have challenged mariners. However, these moving mountains of ice have also sheltered vessels in storms, helped tow sailing ships against the wind, and cleared paths through sea ice for mariners.
PLEASE NOTE: Icebergs do not frequent the waters of Bay Bulls every year. If we do see them, the best viewing time is from mid-May until early June. Visit icebergfinder.com for the latest sightings or give us a call to see if there are any in our area at (709) 753-4850.
