A penis-shaped iceberg has been given an X-rated name after being spotted floating near a town called Dildo. The huge iceberg was spotted by Canadian photographer Ken Pretty near the coast of Dildo, in Newfoundland and Labrador.
After going viral, residents dubbed it the 'Dickie Berg' due to its phallic-like shape. Speaking to the Toronto Star, Ken said: "The resemblance is… you know, it’s good, right? It’s unreal how much it looked like part of the male anatomy."
Ken sent out a drone camera to capture the penis-shaped iceberg in its full form before it started to melt away. He added: "Looking from the land, it wasn’t quite clear, but once I got the drone out there, it was unreal how much it looked like, well, you know.
"People don't believe it’s real. They think it’s photoshopped… I can tell you, it's real."
Sharing his photography on Facebook, users couldn't help but joke about its likeness to the male reproductive system.
One user said: "Mother Nature does have a sense of humour!"
"Pfft, it’s just average-size," another user added.
A third user said: "That's just the tip of the iceberg."
"I'm sad it's melting away ... how fast they age," one more user added.
Another user said: "That's some hard ice. Talk about Northern exposure."
The Newfoundland and Labrador's government has a dedicated Iceberg Finder website - and has identified 66 icebergs currently passing its coasts.
They're urging people to maintain a safe distance, equal to the length of the iceberg, or twice its height, whichever is greater, when venturing out to go iceberg hunting.
A statement on its website reads: "When it comes to viewing icebergs, this is one of the best places in the world.
" From April to August, these 10,000-year-old glacial giants are visible from many points along the northern and eastern coasts, especially on clear, sunny days.
"They come in every shape and size, with colours from snow-white to deepest aquamarine.
"Despite their arrival from the Arctic every spring, and their disappearance only months later, our awe of them remains new, year after year."
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