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2. World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again - AOL

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   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.

3. World’s largest iceberg on the move again after months ...

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   The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again after decades of being grounded on the seafloor and more recently spinning on the spot, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The mega ...

4. World's largest iceberg stuck spinning in ocean near Antarctica

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   Unlike other icebergs that float off, A23a became stuck as it hit the seafloor of the Weddell Sea almost immediately after calving. How To Watch Fox Weather The iceberg only became free about 34 ...

5. World's biggest iceberg heads north after escaping vortex - AOL

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   The world's biggest iceberg is on the move again after being trapped in a vortex for most of the year. A23a is 3,800 sq km (1,500 sq miles), which is more than twice the size of Greater London ...

6. A23a - Wikipedia

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   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]

7. The world’s biggest iceberg is on the move - AOL

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   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, they ...

8. Iceberg B-15 - Wikipedia

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   Northern edge of Iceberg B-15A in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, 29 January 2001. Iceberg B-15 was the largest recorded iceberg by area. [Note 1] It measured around 295 by 37 kilometres (159 by 20 nautical miles), with a surface area of 11,000 square kilometres (3,200 square nautical miles), about the size of the island of Jamaica.

9. Iceberg A-76 - Wikipedia

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   The iceberg is about 170 km (110 mi) long and 25 km (16 mi) wide, and is described as being shaped like a "giant ironing board", and roughly the size of Cornwall. [5] The size at calving was an estimated 4,320 km 2 (1,670 sq mi). Iceberg A-76a in March 2023