[Lev Tarasov, a Memorial University professor of physical oceanography,] guesses it could be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old, but could also contain ice that’s older than 100,000 years old. […] He also offers another possible explanation for the iceberg’s intriguing colour. There is strong evidence showing that an asteroid struck the northwest corner of Greenland some 12,000 years ago, he said. The iceberg could have some dust from that meteorite strike if it came from the area.

No matter what, the ice likely isn’t new: it’s quite possible the dirt on the iceberg may not have seen the “light of day for hundreds of thousands of years,” Tarasov said.

tie me to a harpoon and fire me at mt nomad, I’m ready