Correction for the speed of an Iceberg
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How fast is 8.2870 yards per second?
It's about twenty times as fast as an Iceberg
The speed of an Iceberg is about 0.50 yards per second.
(a.k.a. Berg) (Newfoundland iceberg average)
Moved by ocean currents and wind, icebergs can drift at speeds of about 0.60 yards per second. The largest iceberg ever recorded was a found near Baffin Island, Nunavut and was estimated to be nine billion metric tons.