World's Largest Iceberg Could Hit British Island And Wreak Havoc — All About A23a
World's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting towards the British island of South Georgia. A23a has been monitored for 30 years, since it first calved from Filchner ice shelf in Antarctica.
What we know about iceberg A23a on collision course with remote British island
Iceberg A23a is on a collision course with the remote British island of South Georgia, which provides an Antarctic haven for penguins and seals.
A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall on course to hit British island
Game of Thrones style ice wall on course to hit British island - The world’s largest iceberg, stretching from horizon to horizon, is on course to hit South Georgia Island
Antarctica: World's Largest Iceberg A23a Drifts In Atlantic; Likely To Hit British Island South Georgia
For over 30 years, the A23a iceberg stayed anchored to the Antarctic Weddell Sea floor before it shrank and lost its grip on the seafloor which turned it into a massive floating fragment of ice. The iceberg has been floating for the past two years.
World’s largest iceberg moves toward an island off Antarctica where millions of penguins live
The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.
Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the South Atlantic
The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica towards the island of South Georgia.
World's biggest iceberg A23a drifting towards penguin-packed island
The slab of ice — named A23a — weighs almost one trillion tonnes and could slam into South Georgia Island before either getting stuck or being guided around the land by currents.
World’s biggest iceberg on course to hit British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic
The mega-iceberg, which is double the size of Greater London and weighs nearly a trillion tonnes, has been spinning northwards from Antarctica since December. | ITV National News
'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at risk
As of Jan. 16, the megaberg, known as A23a, is roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) away from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, according to location coordinates from the U.S. National Ice Center. A collision with these islands could be catastrophic for the large colonies of penguins, seals, and other wildlife that live there.
Fears world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the South Atlantic
The world's largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica towards the island of South Georgia. Looking at some ducks, Charlie Thomas thought 'Oh, aren't they just delightful?' "And then suddenly they start pulling off little scraps of penguin flesh off the bones." Audio
World's biggest iceberg en route for collision with remote British island
A trillion-tonne iceberg 33 times the size of Paris is making its relentless way towards the remote overseas British territory of South Georgia. The world's largest iceberg, which split off from an Antarctic ice shelf 38 years ago before becoming stuck in an oceanic vortex,
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Giant iceberg approaching South Georgia stirs fears
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World’s largest iceberg nears South Georgia, threatening baby penguins
A massive iceberg, twice the size of London, is heading towards South Georgia, threatening penguin and seal populations.