South Georgia Island, iceberg and Antarctica
Iceberg A23a, one of the world's largest icebergs, is drifting toward South Georgia, posing potential risks to wildlife and sailors.
For over 30 years, the A23a iceberg stayed anchored to the Antarctic Weddell Sea floor before it shrank and lost its grip on the seafloor which turned it into a massive floating fragment of ice. The iceberg has been floating for the past two years.
In a seemingly reverse Titanic reenactment, the world’s largest iceberg is heading straight for a remote British territory—one teeming with sensitive wildlife.
The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica toward the island of South Georgia.
The world's biggest iceberg, with a Game of Thrones style ice wall, is closing in on South Georgia Island off Antarctica. If the iceberg, known as A23a, becomes hung up in the waters around the ...
A23a has followed roughly the same path as previous massive icebergs, passing the east side of the Antarctica Peninsula through the Weddell Sea along a route called "iceberg alley". Weighing a ...
Iceberg A23a, the world's largest iceberg, is on a course towards South Georgia island off Antarctica, potentially impacting local wildlife. This trillion-ton iceberg could obstruct feeding grounds for penguins and seals.
If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young could starve.
The world's biggest iceberg -- more than twice the size of London -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins
The world’s biggest iceberg – a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island – is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals. The trillion-ton ...
The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that's home to millions of penguins and seals. The trillion-ton slab ...