Iceberg Nearly As Big As Amsterdam Breaks From Antarctica After Cracks Appear In Ice Shelf
The iceberg calved after a 14-kilometre-long split emerged at 90 degrees from the existing Halloween Crack.
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The iceberg calved after a 14-kilometre-long split emerged at 90 degrees from the existing Halloween Crack.
A large iceberg (380 km2), about the size of the Isle of Wight, has broken off the 150m-thick Brunt Ice Shelf. It broke off after a crack suddenly appeared in the ice shelf a few weeks ago. The final break happened in the early hours of Monday, 20 May.
A research base has been relocated due to ongoing problems with ice cracking. Find out more.
The iceberg calving is not thought to be linked to climate change.
Scientists record an abrupt acceleration of floating ice hosting the Halley station, in Antarctica.