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The British Antarctic Survey reports that the massive iceberg originally broke free from Antarctica’s ice shelf in 1986 but only ... but not as significantly as a full-blown collision, which has ...
In this handout photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey, a view of the A23a iceberg is seen from the RRS Sir David Attenborough, Antarctica, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
A23a started to drift up through the Southern Ocean in 2020, when currents put it on a possible collision course with South Georgia. The iceberg and the island are about the same size in square miles.
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, identified as A23a, is drifting northeastward and could be on a collision course with the British territory of South Georgia Island. As of mid-January, the iceberg was estimated ...
Iceberg B-15A drifting toward the Drygalski Ice Tongue prior to the collision, 2 January 2005 [1] [2] A-38: 6,900 144 48 1998 The split of the A38-B iceberg is recorded in this series of images. The iceberg was originally part of the massive A-38 iceberg, which broke from the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica [3] B-15A: 6,400 2002
Satellite image of the iceberg (USNIC) Iceberg A-81 is an iceberg that calved from the Brunt Ice Shelf in January 2023. The detachment happened near the British-operated Halley Research Station, which is located only 20 km away from the point of rupture. The iceberg is estimated to measure 1,550 square kilometres (600 sq mi). [1] [2]
The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in danger. ... an ice city on the horizon," says Mr Belchier, who saw the ...