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A giant iceberg, A68a, could threaten the wildlife on the islands, according to the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands.

The images from the RAF's giant Airbus A400M Atlas transport plane are deeply disturbing.  They reveal how, in the freezing waters of the South Atlantic, an iceberg 93 miles long and the size of Somerset is travelling inexorably towards the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia. This encroaching monster, thought to be the largest in the world, is moving at about half a mile an hour. It is now less than 125 miles from the island, which in summer is home to about 30 people — and a teeming ecoystem of millions of seals, penguins and other creatures. In a matter of days, South Georgia ma...

World’s largest iceberg nears collision with South Georgia Island; could imperil penguins Andrew Freedman © RAF Photographer Royal Navy/RAF Photographer Royal Navy The side of Iceberg A68a as pictured by a Royal Air Force photographer in Dec. (RAF Photographer Royal Navy) An iceberg larger than the state of Rhode Island that broke off an Antarctic ice shelf in 2017 is closing in on South Georgia Island, a British territory in the south Atlantic Ocean. The iceberg, designated A68a by the National Ice Center, is being steered by ocean currents to a position closer to the ...