A23a: Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island
4 days ago · The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica toward the island of South Georgia.. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...
World’s biggest iceberg heading toward penguin-packed island …
3 days ago · The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals. The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.
Largest iceberg in the world, 40 miles wide, is now heading into …
Dec 1, 2023 · The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is moving into the open waters near Antarctica after being essentially stuck in place for decades. It's seen here in satellite imagery from Nov. 15.
A23a - Wikipedia
A23a is a large tabular iceberg which calved from the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986. It was stuck on the sea bed for many years but then started moving in 2020. As of January 2025, its area is about 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi), which …
Where is the iceberg that broke off Antarctica and is it a threat?
Nov 27, 2023 · Known as A23a, the iceberg has now floated beyond the northernmost point of Antarctica and is on its way to melt in warmer waters. Where is the iceberg now? It is just north of the tip of the...
A23a: World's biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years - BBC
Nov 24, 2023 · The world's biggest iceberg is on the move after more than 30 years being stuck to the ocean floor. The iceberg, called A23a, split from the Antarctic coastline in 1986.
World's biggest iceberg, A23a, breaks free : NPR
Dec 20, 2024 · About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.
World's Largest Iceberg Escapes Antarctica - Newsweek
Dec 20, 2024 · The iceberg remained there for over 30 years until it finally floated free in 2020, likely because of melting, and floated northward along the Antarctic Peninsula.
World’s Biggest Iceberg Finally Escapes Antarctica
Dec 5, 2023 · A giant iceberg called A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on the seafloor for decades
The World’s Largest Iceberg Is Stuck in a Spinning Ocean Vortex
Aug 14, 2024 · The iceberg is trapped in a rotating cylinder of water called a Taylor column near the South Orkney Islands, located about 375 miles northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Each day, the...