Iceberg that sank the Titanic

On the night of 14–15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic, the passenger liner Titanic collided with an iceberg that sank her. After the disaster, there was interest in the iceberg and the fatal damage it caused to the supposedly unsinkable ship. The most important sources about the iceberg are reports from surviving crew and passengers of Titanic. Photographs were taken of icebergs near the spot where Titanic's lifeboats were found, and it is purportedly visible in one of these photos.

The iceberg was often seen metaphorically as a counterpart to the luxurious ship, standing for the cold and silent force of nature that cost the lives of over 1,500 people. It was also seen in various political and religious contexts, and has appeared in poetry as well as in pop culture.