An ice day to go sailing! Sail boat looks tiny as it is dwarfed by giant iceberg
- The boat was captured as it passed the broken remains of a glacier in Disko Bay as it moved towards Canada
- Photographer Gerald Macau used two boats: one to demonstrate iceberg’s size, one to get the perfect angle
- Global warming is triggering instabilities along the coasts of Greenland, increasing the number of icebergs
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Stunning pictures show a red sailing boat look tiny as it is dwarfed by a giant iceberg at sunset off the coast of Greenland.
The lonely vessel was captured as it passed the broken off remains of a glacier in Disko Bay, before heading towards Canada.
Photographer Gerald Macau used two ships to take the incredible shots. One was to demonstrate the size of the iceberg, while the other was to get the perfect angle for his pictures.
Rising waters and air temperatures caused by global warming are triggering instabilities along the coasts of Greenland, accelerating melting and increasing the number of icebergs.
Mr Macau said: ‘What you actually see here is huge icebergs which have broken off a glacier. The ones that don’t completely melt travel towards Canada. They are incredible structures.’
The lonely vessel was captured as it passed the broken off remains of a glacier in Disko Bay as it headed towards Canada
Photographer Gerald Macau used two ships to take the incredible shots. One was to demonstrate the size of the iceberg, while the other was to get the perfect angle for the image (pictured)
The sheer size of the icebergs, which have pierced the ocean in two parts in this shot, is clear when compared to the tiny sailing boat as it passed