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13.1 Why are continents high and oceans low?

Image of a large ship on the ocean to show how much of the mass is submerged

Fig 13.5

Ice is only slightly less dense than the water surrounding it. Therefore, an iceberg rides low in the water. Approximately 90% of the ice is submerged.