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An iceberg seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite, known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15, 2025, off the coast of Antarctica. (NASA Worldview via AP ...
The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that ... could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck ...
The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential ... said he was confident the iceberg would sidestep South Georgia. "The island acts as an obstacle for ocean currents ...
A23a, the world’s largest and oldest iceberg, broke off Antarctica nearly 40 years ago. In 2020, it began to journey toward South Georgia. As the island is home to a plethora of biodiverse ...
Researchers documented how cruise ship anchors can harm some of the oldest species of marine life in Antarctica.
It cracked off from continental Antarctica in 1986 and got ... put it on a possible collision course with South Georgia. The iceberg and the island are about the same size in square miles.
In the process, they also found an explanation for the mysterious discovery of ancient material from Antarctica near South Orkney, an island to the southwest of South Georgia. It is no strange ...
The island lies two days sailing east of the ... on a bucket-list trip When we finally leave to sail south to Antarctica, South Georgia delivers a spectacular farewell. A dozen orca race our ...
There were 100 guests embarking on the ship, named Le Lyrial and headed for the Falkland Islands, then South Georgia and ultimately to be anchored in the glacial blue sea of the Antarctica Peninsula.
Each year, on 21 June, personnel at BAS stations – Rothera, Bird Island, and South Georgia – join colleagues at other ...
A rare, multi-part earthquake that disturbed waters in three oceans is helping scientists understand how different types of quakes can trigger tsunamis. The remote South Georgia Island, pictured ...