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Samples have been taken of huge iceberg known as A23a, which calved off Antarctica 40 years ago and measures 4,000 sq km
The UK's polar research vessel visits A23a, an iceberg that's more than twice the size of London.
The UK's polar research vessel visits A23a, an iceberg that's more than twice the size of London.
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A team of scientists is being sent to study the world’s biggest iceberg, which is potentially on a collision course with an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, according to reports. The “A68a” iceberg – which NASA estimates to be roughly the size of Delaware – broke from the Larsen C Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula back in 2017. The iceberg is currently making its way through the Southern Antarctic Front toward the island of South Georgia, where it threatens to run aground, according to the ...
Scientists plan mission to biggest iceberg as it drifts towards island Ian Sample Science editor © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: MoD/Reuters Scientists are preparing for an urgent mission to the world’s biggest iceberg, which is on a collision course with the island of South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The A-68A iceberg, which is larger than Luxembourg, broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica in 2017 and has been drifting towards the island ever since. It threatens to wreck the rich ecosystem around South Georgia by tearing up the sea floor,...