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 towards the island of South Georgia.
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 …
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: World's biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years - BBC
Nov 24, 2023 · The iceberg, called A23a, split from the Antarctic coastline in 1986. But it swiftly grounded in the Weddell Sea, becoming, essentially, an ice island.
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.
Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heading toward penguin
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 ...
Iceberg A23a spins as it leaves Antarctica: Watch from space - USA TODAY
Feb 14, 2024 · The world's largest iceberg, roughly the size of Delaware, broke off Antarctica four decades ago but got stuck on the ocean floor. Since it's begun moving recently, researchers caught it twirling.
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.
Gigantic Iceberg in Antarctica Tears Loose in Major Calving Event
On May 20th, 2024, an iceberg measuring 380 square kilometers (~147 mi 2) broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. This event (A-83) is this region's third significant iceberg calving in the …
World’s Biggest Iceberg Finally Escapes Antarctica - Scientific American
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