Cold snap: massive iceberg just off coast draws Canadians eager for close-up

150ft iceberg, which dwarfs nearby town of Ferryland, becomes tourist attraction as number of icebergs moving into North Atlantic shipping lanes spikes

A towering iceberg is causing traffic jams in a remote town on Canada's east coast, as tourists jostle for a glimpse of the mass of ice sitting in shallow water just off Newfoundland.

The iceberg, which has dwarfed the nearby small town of Ferryland, is estimated to measure some 46 metres (150ft) at its highest point. "It's the biggest one I ever seen around here," mayor Adrian Kavanagh told the Canadian Press. "It's a huge iceberg and it's in so close that people can get a good photograph of it."