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Is 8 kilometers per hour as fast as an Iceberg?

It's about four times as fast as an Iceberg
The speed of an Iceberg is about 2 kilometers per hour.
(a.k.a. Berg) (Newfoundland iceberg average)
Moved by ocean currents and wind, icebergs can drift at speeds of about 2 kilometers per hour. The largest iceberg ever recorded was a found near Baffin Island, Nunavut and was estimated to be nine billion metric tons.
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