[Rockhounds] Question?

[Earl R. Verbeek]

A cubic foot of water weighs about 62.4 pounds.  Multiply that by 0.92 to
get the weight of a cubic foot of ice, then multiply by 5,280 to get the
weight of a mile of ice.  That's only an approximation, though -- the
density of glacial ice depends on its content of air and also on
temperature.  How accurate do you need the answer to be?

           Cheers-  Earl

On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:33:04 -0500, "Carolyn Reynard"
<sunstone3 at hvc.rr.com>
wrote:
> To the list:
> 
> How does one find out  the weight of a cubic foot of glacial ice one mile
> high? 
> 
>  I have been searching glaciers but have not found the answer.  
> 
> Carolyn Reynard  
> 
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