As of Jan. 16, the megaberg, known as A23a, is roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) away from South Georgia and the South ...
November 26 (red). Iceberg A23a sounds like it should have a vintage horror movie catchphrase like “It came from West Antarctica!” or “Zombie iceberg on the loose!” The veteran iceberg had ...
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 ...
They focused on the single largest iceberg to form each year from 1976 ... an active volcano —Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice — and uncovered a never ...
blue) and November 26 (red). Iceberg A23a is so big, the British Antarctic Survey calls it a “megaberg.” You could fit Greater London onto it two times over. A23a is the heavyweight iceberg ...
Iceberg A23a weighs nearly 1 trillion tons and is twice the size of Greater London, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). A23a calved from the Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986.
A23a is back on the move across the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. It is expected that the colossal iceberg will continue its journey following the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and end up ...