World’s Largest, Oldest Iceberg Runs Aground Near Antarctic Island
A23a weighs nearly a trillion metric tons, making it the world’s largest active iceberg. It calved from Antarctica in 1986, making it the world’s oldest berg. And now, after drifting for half a decade, A23a has grounded itself about 56 miles (90 kilometers) south of South Georgia.
Plus, the wildlife in the oceans around the island could benefit massively over time from the disintegration of iceberg A23a.
The largest iceberg in the world has collided with the remote British island of South Georgia, threatening penguin ...
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Scientists Find Hidden 'Plumbing' in Antarctica That's Causing Ice To Melt Faster Than We ExpectedThis is the first research in which experts incorporated the factor of 'subglacial plumbing' to analyse retreating Antarctica ...
Evidence of these journeys emerged when ancient ice-rafted debris (IRD) was found near South Orkney. IRD refers to rock ...
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