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How big was the iceberg that the Titanic hit?

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--It was 190 meters and the top of it was only 1/2 a meter. It made a massive tear along the side of the ship.

--No one knows exactly for sure, but it had to be around 100-200ft in diameter to sink the Titanic, which was at one time the biggest passenger steamship ever built.
according to early reports the height of the iceberg was approximated at 50 to 100 feet high and length, 200 to 400 feet.
, according to early newspaper reports the height and length of the iceberg was approximated at 50 to 100 feet high and 200 to 400 feet long.
The iceberg that hit the titanic was about 200 feet wide and about 100 feet tall.
The titanic iceberg was exactly 784m high (starting below the water) and 643m across x

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