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'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at risk
A23a got stuck again, spinning in one place just north of the South Orkney Islands. But, in December 2024 it finally broke free. Related: Scientists peered into a s ...
A23a: World's largest iceberg on collision course with remote British island threatening penguins and seals
The world’s largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals at ...
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World's largest iceberg headed for South Georgia Island
According to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the 3,600 square kilometer iceberg known as A23a broke off from Antarctica and was reportedly going adrift in the South Atlantic, probably towards ...
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The A23a iceberg calved from the Antarctic ice shelf in 1986, but only started moving north away from the frozen continent more than 30 years later
The A23a iceberg calved from the Antarctic ice shelf in 1986, but only started moving north away from the frozen continent ...
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Watch The World’s Largest Iceberg Escape Into The Ocean
Images from 2023 from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission show how A23a rotated between November 2 ... [+] (blue) and November 26 (red). Iceberg A23a is so big, the British Antarctic Survey calls ...
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World’s Biggest Iceberg Breaks Free and Drifts Toward Warmer Waters – Climate Scientists Are Watching
Iceberg Name: A23a ・Size: 3,800 square kilometers (about 1,500 square miles) ・Weight: Nearly a trillion tonnes ・Location of Origin: Filchner Ice Shelf, Antarctica ・Current Location ...
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Watch: Satellite video shows world's biggest iceberg, A23a, break free
A23a, the world's largest and oldest iceberg, is finally cruising again through icy ocean waters after an unexpected delay. This summer, A23a got stuck near the South Orkney Islands, twirling in ...
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World’s largest iceberg on the move again after months spinning on the spot
The mega A23a iceberg has broken free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands and is now drifting in the Southern Ocean, scientists said. “It’s exciting to see A23a on the move ...
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World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again
(CNN) — The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again, drifting through the Southern Ocean after months stuck spinning on the same spot, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS ...
The World’s Biggest Iceberg Is Threatening a Wildlife Haven
In a seemingly reverse Titanic reenactment, the world’s largest iceberg is heading straight for a remote British territory—one teeming with sensitive wildlife.