If ice is less dense than water, how come icebergs are mostly submerged rather than only half?

Question

For example, most “full view” iceberg pictures I’ve seen, the iceberg has been vertically oriented – if ice is less dense than water, wouldn’t it at least be horizontal, with more than 10-15% of the mass visible above water?

In: Physics

Answer 1

Let’s say you take something else that floats on water, like the human body, when laying flat your weight is spread over a wider area, making you able to float, but do you try to stand straight up in water you start to sink because all your weight is confined to a smaller point. It’s the same for icebergs, ice may be leas dense then water, but if you add enough weight in one spot it will sink