A23a: Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island ...
16 hours ago · The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica towards the island of South Georgia.. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...
A23a: Giant iceberg on collision course with island ... - BBC
1 day ago · A23a could break into vast segments any day, which may then hang around for years, like floating cities of ice cruising uncontrollably around South Georgia. This isn't the first huge iceberg to ...
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 February 2024, its area is about 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), which makes it the current largest iceberg in the world. [2][3]
'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South ...
16 hours ago · A23a, nicknamed the "queen of icebergs," measures 1,222 miles (1,967 kilometers) in surface area, according to the U.S. National Ice Center. It first broke off from Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf ...
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.
40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the ...
Dec 18, 2024 · A23a, which is often dubbed a "megaberg," has a surface area roughly three times larger than New York City and weighs just under 1 trillion tons.
Largest iceberg in the world, 40 miles wide, is now heading ...
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.