lsanborn t1_isqkk8y wrote on October 17, 2022 at 11:30 PM

Reply to comment by KypDurron in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm

Guess I blew that one. The penguins are always shown on dry rocky land. So I guess that mile of ice doesn’t cover the whole continent. And salt water ice is a thing.

KypDurron t1_isqu5v4 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 12:47 AM

It covers 98% of the continent.

And ice formed from sea water has such a low salt content that it's potable - you can drink it (and not die of thirst).