
A23a - Wikipedia
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 January 2025, its area is about 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi), which …
Tracking A23a - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Welcome to the journey of Iceberg A23a, a colossal piece of ice that broke away from the Filchner Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 1986. For over three decades, A23a remained anchored in the Weddell Sea, but recent shifts in ocean currents have set it on a significant migration path.
GOES East Tracking A23a – The World’s Largest Iceberg
On Jan. 22, 2025, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured imagery of the world’s largest current iceberg, A23a, slowly drifting northeastward in the Southern Ocean.
Largest iceberg in the world, 40 miles wide, is now heading into …
Dec 1, 2023 · The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is moving into the open waters near Antarctica after being essentially stuck in place for decades. It's seen here in satellite imagery from Nov. 15.
A23a: Spectacular arches, caves as monster iceberg decays - BBC
Jan 16, 2024 · Erosion is sculpting dramatic features in the world's biggest iceberg in what's likely to be the final months of its existence. A ship run by the Eyos expeditions company arrived at the frozen...
World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again | CNN
Dec 16, 2024 · A23a has held the “largest current iceberg” title several times since the 1980s, occasionally being surpassed by larger but shorter-lived icebergs, including A68 in 2017 and A76 in 2021.
The World’s Largest Iceberg Is Stuck in a Spinning Ocean Vortex
Aug 14, 2024 · The mega iceberg A23a is destined to melt after breaking free from Antarctica in 1986, but this pause in its journey is delaying its fate, experts say
A23a: Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the ...
Jan 23, 2025 · The largest iceberg in the world, A23a, could be headed for the British overseas territory of South Georgia.
World's biggest iceberg, A23a, breaks free - NPR
Dec 20, 2024 · About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.
The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with vital …
Jan 29, 2025 · Where did A23a come from? In 1986, A23a—icebergs are named sequentially based on the Antarctic quadrant in which they were first seen—calved from the Filchner Ice Shelf. Iceberg calving is the ...
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