The Coast Guard writes that it's believed that the iceberg that hit the Titanic was massive. Although there are no exact measurements, it's reported to have been anywhere from 50 to 100 feet tall and the length to be at 200 to 400 feet. Titanic Facts explains that only 10% of the iceberg was visible when it crashed with the vessel; the rest was underwater.
In 2016, it was estimated that the iceberg was 100,000 years old and came from a group of glaciers in Greenland, per the New York Daily News. The original glacier from Greenland was colossal compared to the iceberg that broke off and eventually caused the Titanic's demise. Nonetheless, the iceberg is thought to have weighed 1.5 metric tonnes, or over 3,000 pounds.
Gizmodo reports that shortly after the ship's sinking, several photos were taken of what was believed to be the notorious iceberg by crew members of other nearby ships. Each photo displays flecks of red paint which were believed to be proof that this was indeed the iceberg that damaged the Titanic. Unfortunately, it could never truly be proved. As explained by Wired, the water's temperature was too warm for the iceberg and it most likely melted sometime in 1912 or in 1913.
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