Why Do Hundreds of Icebergs Keep Visiting This Town?

Iceberg Alley gained infamy after the Titanic sunk in its deadly waters in 1912. Nicknamed by the Coast Guard, this geological oddity has since become a staple of everyday life for the communities along Newfoundland’s Northeast Coast. Each spring, hundreds of icebergs drift down the coast, bringing diverse marine life and a robust tourism industry. What are these icebergs doing all the way down in this sub-Arctic region? And why is it imperative that we keep our eyes on them?

Untold Earth explores the seeming impossibilities behind our planet’s strangest, most unique natural wonders. From fragile, untouched ecosystems to familiar but unexplained occurrences in our own backyard, this series chases insight into natural phenomena through the voices that know them best.

Untold Earth is produced in partnership with Atlas Obscura and Nature.

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[lorbasaurus]

love the lady who cries over icebergs! i feeeel that. thank you for this delightful video!

[SolaceEasy]

Such joy, optimism and self- determination in the final statement

[ronkirk]

I've cruised a sailboat a couple summers in Labrador and Newfoundland and kayaked near the tidewater glaciers in SE Alaska. Seeing icebergs calve off a glacier and roll as they melt is an amazing experience. With the acceleration of glaciers melting and calving icebergs in Greenland, this problem will only get worse for sailors cruising these waters and the communities of the Canadian Maritime provinces.

[BransonBarron]

Newfoundland is the most creative name I've ever heard . So beautiful..

[anthonyc]

Now this is the type of content I subscribe for. Fascinating!

[flufffycow]

Just beautiful, the purity of the ice.

[katheymann]

I see them as majestic and other worldly, especially those in the artic from underneath.

[mimandshaindy]

This was absolutely stunning and cinematically perfect

[lindaliestman]

Just came home from a visit to Newfoundland. I was a couple weeks too late to see icebergs and whales, but enjoyed everything else that I did. So beautiful. The people are so nice. And it is a hiker’s paradise. (Then there is the seafood!). Will be back a bit earlier in the season next time. This is a beautiful video.

[jenniferlevine]

Wonderful story and wonderful people. If I lived there I would spend every second I could looking at icebergs!

[mascadadelpantion]

Icebergs are so much more powerful than people know

[soulglory]

Like many things in nature, they are both beautiful and frightening.

[marcelogaea]

Wonderful! Thank you, PBS T. Can’t get enough of you🤭

[mr.iforgot]

I live in Cuba and these big Icebergs come all the way here too. The last time that happened was 230, 000 years ago.

[Touton]

Gotta love being born and raised in Newfoundland. If This out of the ordinary for you that just means Canada isn’t doing a good enough job promoting it’s beautiful island province and everything we had to offer. This is pivotal to our tourism industry. People come from all over the world to get tours an Photos, and just to see these icebergs. Tourism is also one of our only industries in which the locals actually get the reap some sort of benefits we have a lot of natural resources, but because the Canadian government wants to go green us. Locals are struggling to survive, because the money is just in the ground and we’re not allowed to touch it, but thank God we have tourism

[OnlyDoniaUKnow]

Wow I would love to visit this place and see an iceberg in person

[semaj_]

You know, icebergs aren't something i would have ever considered or expected to be someone's passion, but I can totally see why they would be after watching this. I'm so happy for that lady that she gets to live her dream out there enjoying the ice that comes by. Plus that skipper is just living the good life. I'd love his job.

[joseeouellet]

It was such a pleasure to see and admire icebergs in NewFoundland. Will go again for sure. Made me cry, soooo beautiful!❤

[bjdefilippo]

Beautiful and fascinating. Thank you so much for this story!

[veronicaroach]

I would just love to visit Newfoundland, there's something so special about it - the icebergs are beautiful, but dangerous so I would not venture out there to get too near ! It's the natural world at it's most raw, and we are not in control of them ! Thank you for your video !