Iceberg draws a crowd in Paris

Last week, Iceland was the focus of several scientific and cultural exhibits in Paris, but the real attention grabber, according to Iceland’s Frettabladid newspaper, was a 1000-year-old iceberg plucked from Jökulsárlón, the glacial lagoon in east Iceland.

The iceberg, made of rainwater frozen 1,000 years ago, was on display in front of the French Museum of Natural History. Originally 22 tonnes, the iceberg lost seven tonnes in transit.