PHOTOS: Canada's Iceberg Alley gets its first spring sighting
It's a beautiful sight – the first iceberg of the season was recently spotted off of the Bonavista coast in Newfoundland.
Pictures of the ice shelf began to surface on social media at the end of March, showing it drifting through Iceberg Alley, which stretches from the coast of Labrador to the southeast coast of the island of Newfoundland.
Approximately 90 per cent of icebergs seen off Newfoundland and Labrador come from the glaciers of western Greenland, while the remainders originate in Canada's Arctic.
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See the breathtaking pictures below.
TOURISM INDUSTRY FACES FALLOUT FROM COVID-19
There are concerns the unemployment rate in the Bonavista region could double or triple in the coming months, says the town's mayor, as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to impact the economy.
Fears and preventive measures related to the crisis appear to be the blame for putting a pause on the tourism and fishery sectors – two major industries in the region. Mayor John Norman told CBC News he is predicting layoffs and business closures.
"I really am concerned about how long some of the businesses can survive this, because this is hitting at the worst possible time for both people involved in the fishery and the tourism industry," said Norman. "This is late winter, early spring, just before the start of both of those industries, so this is when everybody involved in those industries has the fewest dollars in the pocket."
Thumbnail courtesy of Eric Abbott.
