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World's largest iceberg — on collision course with remote penguin island — runs aground
The iceberg A23a has run aground in the shallow waters off of South Georgia, a remote British territory in the Southern Atlantic, researchers say.
World’s biggest iceberg runs aground off South Georgia
The iceberg spanned an area of 3,672 square kilometers (1,418 square miles) when measured in August 2024 – slightly smaller than Rhode Island and more than twice the size of London. It calved from the Filchner Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 1986 and then rested on the seabed in the Weddell Sea for more than 30 years.
World's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground near remote British island
The world's largest iceberg appears to have run aground off the coast of a remote British island home to millions of penguins and seals — potentially threatening local wildlife, but also providing an opportunity for research into such rare "megabergs.
World’s Largest, Oldest Iceberg Runs Aground Near Antarctic Island
A23a weighs nearly a trillion metric tons, making it the world’s largest active iceberg. It calved from Antarctica in 1986, making it the world’s oldest berg. And now, after drifting for half a decade, A23a has grounded itself about 56 miles (90 kilometers) south of South Georgia.
The World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground, Potentially Averting a Collision With Penguin and Seal Breeding Areas
After months of floating, the "megaberg" known as A23a has finally come to a halt roughly 50 miles from South Georgia Island
Mega-iceberg from Antarctica is headed toward South Georgia—here's what could happen
It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change is making it happen more frequently,
World's Largest Iceberg, Weighing Nearly 1 Trillion Tons, Runs Aground Near Sub-Antarctic Island
The world’s largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean, according to British researchers.
World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground
A massive superberg, four times as big as New York City, has halted east of the southern tip of South America.
World’s largest iceberg runs aground before collision with sub-Antarctic island
The world’s largest and oldest iceberg, A23a, has come to a halt near South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, according to the British Antarctic Survey.
Mapped: World's Largest Iceberg Runs Aground Off South Georgia
The world's largest iceberg has run aground and may soon start breaking up, scientists at the British Antarctic Survey said. A23a, as the iceberg is known, appears to have come to a standstill near the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia,
World's biggest iceberg runs aground, sparing wildlife haven island
The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70 kilometres from a remote Antarctic island, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife haven from being hit, a research organisation sai
Iceberg Grinds to a Stop off South Georgia Island
A, after years of drifting, now appears stuck near South Georgia Island. Once lodged in the Southern Weddell Sea for decades, ...
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World's largest iceberg, twice the size of London, grounds near South Georgia Island
The massive iceberg, measuring around 3,300 sq km (more than twice the size of London, which measures around 1,572 sq km), ...
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Giant iceberg A23a strands near South Georgia, sparking eco concerns
The largest iceberg in the world, A23a, has become stranded near South Georgia, raising concerns among fishermen and ...
The gift of an iceberg to the ocean
The iceberg also, in some respects, serves as an icy gift to the ocean." “ (The ice) isn’t just water like we drink. It’s ...