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

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    The iceberg is about three times the size of New York City and more than twice the size of Greater London, measuring around 4,000sqkm (1,500sqm).. Last year Britain’s polar research ship crossed ...

  3. 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]

  4. Category:Icebergs - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Icebergs" The following 22 pages are in this category ...

  5. Iceberg - Wikipedia

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    An iceberg in the Arctic Ocean. An iceberg is a piece of fresh water ice more than 15 meters (16 yards) long [1] that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water. [2] [3] Smaller chunks of floating glacially derived ice are called "growlers" or "bergy bits".

  6. 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 ...

  7. The world’s largest iceberg is spinning in an ocean vortex ...

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    The iceberg, which measures about 61 by 59 kilometers (about 37.9 by 36.7 miles), is slightly smaller than the mountain and is “at that sweet spot in size, where it’s retained by the column ...

  8. List of recorded icebergs by area - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of icebergs by total area. In 1956, an iceberg in the Antarctic was reported to be an estimated 333 kilometres (207 mi) long and 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide. Recorded before the era of satellite photography, the 1956 iceberg's estimated dimensions are less reliable.

  9. How hauling icebergs could help sustain the world's ... - AOL

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    A Middle Eastern firm plans to tow icebergs northward from Antarctica so they can be turned into vast amounts of drinking water. How hauling icebergs could help sustain the world's thirstiest ...