FYI, since you don't know. "Float" in this context means supported by
water.

At 09:00 AM 3/17/2007, David Etter wrote...
>That only applies if the ice was originally supported totally by
>water. The bulk of the worlds ice lies on land.
>
>>it less dense. The amount by which it expands (about 9.3% during the
>>phase change) is exactly the amount above water when it floats.
>>Floating ice which melts does not change the water level.