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A23a has run aground in the Southern Ocean after years adrift. But could it continue on its collision course in the future?
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, has grounded 73 kilometers off South Georgia Island, alleviating concerns about a potential collision that could have disrupted the local wildlife's food supply.
According to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the 3,600 square kilometer iceberg known as A23a broke ... adrift in the South Atlantic, probably towards South Georgia Island.
Flying over the massive iceberg, it's indistinguishable from the horizon. But as it melts, chunks of ice risk floating towards South Georgia, presenting a problem for some of its penguins, seals and ...
it was feared that A23a would head towards South Georgia and impede access to feeding grounds for seals and penguins that breed on the island. But these concerns have abated as the iceberg appears ...
The world's biggest iceberg, A23a, has grounded in shallow waters off South Georgia, a remote South Atlantic British island home to millions of penguins and seals. The iceberg, which is roughly ...
The world's largest and oldest iceberg, named A23a, has run aground in shallow waters off the coast of South Georgia, a remote island in the South Atlantic known for its populations of penguins ...
The colossal iceberg A23a -- which is more than twice the size of Greater London and weighs nearly one trillion tonnes -- has been drifting north from Antarctica towards South Georgia island since ...
The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, appears to have run aground about 70km from South Georgia Island, potentially sparing the wildlife haven from a collision. The massive iceberg, measuring ...