Bergy
Ber gy is an informal nautical term used to describe sea ice that contains or is composed of fragments derived from icebergs, notably bergy bits and smaller blocks known as growlers. The term appears most often in polar navigation and sea-ice research, where it helps crews and scientists assess hazards and make steering decisions in ice-infested waters. Ber gy ice typically presents as a mosaic of small and mid-sized ice pieces with varying thickness, sometimes intermingled with larger floes, and can be more challenging to navigate than solid, continuous ice.
The word ber gy derives from berg, the large floating ice mass, with the suffix -y forming
Ber gy is most common in Arctic and Antarctic contexts, where sea ice is dynamic and frequently