A23a: Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the ...
4 days ago · Spanning an area of 3,672 square kilometers (1,418 square miles) when measured in August — slightly smaller than Rhode Island and more than twice the size of London — the A23a iceberg has been ...
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 makes it the current largest iceberg in the world. [2] [3] [4]The base Druzhnaya I, which was originally established on the Filchner–Ronne …
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. ... Overall, however, researchers aren’t too worried about major harm from the iceberg, named A23a. What’s happening is more spectacular than dangerous, scientists ...
GOES East Tracking A23a – The World’s Largest Iceberg
3 days ago · According to the U.S. National Ice Center—the global entity that names, tracks and documents Antarctic icebergs that meet specific size criteria—Iceberg A23a was 1062.22 nautical miles in area as of Jan. 16, 2025, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island.
Tracking A23a - ArcGIS StoryMaps
A23a originally broke away from the Antarctic coastline in 1986 during a mass outbreak of icebergs from the Filchner Ice Shelf. For over 30 years, it remained firmly lodged in the muddy seabed of the Weddell Sea, acting like a stationary "ice island," with an area of approximately 4,000 sq km (1,500 square miles)—more than double the size of ...
World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again | CNN
Dec 16, 2024 · Spanning an area of 3,672 square kilometers (1,418-square-miles) when measured in August – slightly bigger than Rhode Island – the A23a iceberg has been carefully tracked by...
The iceberg cometh: It's the size of Oahu, and it's moving into the ...
Dec 1, 2023 · Iceberg A23a measures 40 by 32 nautical miles, according to the U.S. National Ice Center. For comparison, Hawaii's island of Oahu is 44 miles long and 30 miles across. And New York City's...
A23a iceberg moving north again after being trapped in vortex
Dec 14, 2024 · A23a is 3,800 sq km (1,500 sq miles), which is more than twice the size of Greater London, and is 400m (1,312ft) thick. It broke free of Antarctica in 1986 though soon became stuck just...
A23a: World's biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years - BBC
A23a is a true colossus, and it's not just its width that impresses. This slab of ice is some 400m (1,312 ft) thick. For comparison, the London Shard, the tallest skyscraper in Europe, is a...
A23a: Tracking the world's biggest iceberg in Antarctica - BBC
Although its size is reducing with every passing day, the huge iceberg is still about 3,800 sq km (1,500 sq miles) - larger than 29 countries, including Luxembourg, Bahrain and Singapore.