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BBC News By Jonathan Amos image captionRobotic gliders will be used to gather measurements under and around the iceberg A team of scientists is being sent to the South Atlantic to study the giant iceberg A68a. The 3,900-sq-km behemoth is currently drifting offshore of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia where it threatens to run aground. If that happens it could make life extremely difficult for the wildlife haven's penguins and seals as they go about foraging for fish and krill. media captionWatch the footage collected by an RAF plane over A68a The researchers will approach A68a...

news Mission to investigate gigantic iceberg A68a © David White Robotic gliders will be used to gather measurements under and around the iceberg A team of scientists is being sent to the South Atlantic to study the giant iceberg A68a. The 3,900-sq-km behemoth is currently drifting offshore of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia where it threatens to run aground. If that happens it could make life extremely difficult for the wildlife haven's penguins and seals as they go about foraging for fish and krill. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will lead the expedition. The researche...