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Show j When Icebrrgs Are Visible. j The greatest distance at which an j iceberg can be observed in ch ar i weather by day is eighteen miles, 'i he : average berg, on an ordinarily clear day, can be sighted from thirteen to sixteen mileB from the ship on a cloudy day from eleven to fourtT-en miles. In a slight fog bergs can be sighted at two miles, in a dense fog at 200 yards, and in drizzling rain at two and a half miles. In bright moonlight moon-light they can be seen at two and a half mileB with the naked eye; In starlight at one mile, and at two miles j distance with glasses. On a night j overcast and dark, but with the liori-I liori-I zon visible, bergs can Ire seen at a I distance of one-half mile with glasses. |