Why only a tip of iceberg visible outside the surface of seawater?

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The density of ice is $0.917 g / c m^{3}$ .
The density of seawater is $1.02 g / c m^{3}$ .
If a large glacier breaks in a cold region it may float in seawater with a small part outside as the density of ice is less than seawater.
Hence, the tip of the iceberg is visible outside the surface of seawater.

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Why only a tip of iceberg visible outside the surface of seawater?

The density of ice is 0.917g/cm3.The density of seawater is 1.02g/cm3.If a large glacier breaks in a cold region it may float in seawater with a small part outside as the density of ice is less than seawater. Hence, the tip of the iceberg is visible outside the surface of seawater.