Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the …
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 ...
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 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. If it gets stuck it could ...
World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again | CNN
Dec 16, 2024 · A23a has held the “largest current iceberg” title several times since the 1980s, occasionally being surpassed by larger but shorter-lived icebergs, including A68 in 2017 and A76 in 2021.
A23a: Giant iceberg on collision course with island - BBC
4 days ago · The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in danger. ... It is known as A23a and is one of the world's oldest.
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.
World’s biggest iceberg is on the move - CNN
Nov 24, 2023 · The world’s biggest iceberg – more than twice the size of Britain’s capital city - is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor in Antarctica.
Largest iceberg (current) - Guinness World Records
The largest iceberg ever was in excess of 31,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi). It was 335 km long and 97 km wide (208 x 60 mi) – larger than Belgium – and was sighted 240 km (150 mi) west of Scott Island, in the Southern Ocean by the USS Glacier on 12 November 1956.
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.
A23a: Monster iceberg just shy of a trillion tonnes - BBC News
Dec 14, 2023 · Scientists now have good numbers to describe the true scale of the world's biggest iceberg, A23a. Satellite measurements show the frozen block has a total average thickness of just over 280m...