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Updated: May 1, 2025

But his path was blocked by 'enormous masses of frozen snow floating on the sea, and moving under the influence of the waves. It is clear that he was met not merely by the field ice of the Arctic ocean, but also by great icebergs moving slowly with the polar current. The narrative tells how Corte-Real's crew obtained fresh water from the icebergs.

Stephen Leacock - The Dawn of Canadian History : A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada