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Iceberg 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 makes it the current largest iceberg in the world.
A massive iceberg, known as A23a, is on an apparent collision course with South Georgia Island, a British territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. The giant sheet of ice, which originally broke off ...
The world's biggest iceberg -- three time the size of New York City -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals.. The ...
A non-exhaustive listing of ships which have sunk as a result of striking ice masses of larger than "growler" or pack size (such collisions with minor ice are comparatively common, usually resulting in less damage).
The iceberg remains the largest in the world, according to measurements updated by the US National Ice Center earlier this month.. Spanning an area of 3,672 square kilometers (1,418 square miles ...
Iceberg A-68 on 20 July 2017 The drift of Iceberg A-68A from 1 May 2018 to 26 August 2018. Iceberg A-68 was a giant tabular iceberg adrift in the South Atlantic, having calved from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017. [1] [2] [3] By 16 April 2021, no significant fragments remained. [4]
The world's largest iceberg is on the move after spinning for months in a Taylor Column. World's largest iceberg breaks free after months of spinning in Antarctic Skip to main content
The iceberg was first spotted on 22 January by the British Antarctic Survey and was later confirmed by the U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) using satellite imagery. [3] As of 31 March 2023, the iceberg was located at 76°48' South and 33°41' West and had a length of 28 nautical miles and width of 25 nautical miles. [4]