A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall on course to hit British island
It’s also a natural process happening more frequently because of human-caused climate change, said British Antarctic Survey physical oceanographer Andrew Meijers, who examined the iceberg up close in December 2023 when it drifted past the research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough.
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: World's largest iceberg on collision course with remote British island threatening penguins and seals
The world’s largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals at risk. The iceberg, A23a, broke free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands last month and is now heading towards South Georgia, where it could crash into the island.
A23a, World’s Largest Iceberg
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World's Largest Iceberg Might Hit South Georgia
If A23a, an Antarctic iceberg the size of Rhode Island, grounds off South Georgia Island, it will create a hazard for wildlife and ships alike.
World's Largest Iceberg Could Hit British Island And Wreak Havoc — All About A23a
Scientists around the world, as also fishermen and sailors, have their anxious eyes glued on satellite pictures as they are monitoring the daily movements of an iceberg touted to be the world's largest and also one of the oldest.
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'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 ...
World’s biggest iceberg to collide with British island. How disastrous could this be?
The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is heading north from Antarctica toward South Georgia, a British Overseas Territory in the ...
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Frightening map shows world's largest iceberg as it 'refuses to die' on path of destruction
Frightening apocalyptic map shows the best and worst US states ... But not this one," noted polar expert Prof Mark Brandon. "A23a is the iceberg that just refuses to die," an Open University ...
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Watch: Satellite video shows world's biggest iceberg, A23a, break free
A23a, the world's largest and oldest iceberg, is finally cruising again through icy ocean waters after an unexpected delay. This summer, A23a got stuck near the South Orkney Islands, twirling in ...
Gargantuan Iceberg on Island Collision Course: Penguins and Seals at Risk
The world's iceberg is heading for South Georgia—a wildlife haven in the South Atlantic—and scientists are worried.
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Watch The World’s Largest Iceberg Escape Into The Ocean
Images from 2023 from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission show how A23a rotated between November 2 ... [+] (blue) and November 26 (red). Iceberg A23a is so big, the British Antarctic Survey calls ...
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World's largest iceberg headed for South Georgia Island
According to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the 3,600 square kilometer iceberg known as A23a broke off from Antarctica and was reportedly going adrift in the South Atlantic, probably towards ...
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The A23a iceberg calved from the Antarctic ice shelf in 1986, but only started moving north away from the frozen continent more than 30 years later
The A23a iceberg calved from the Antarctic ice shelf in 1986, but only started moving north away from the frozen continent ...