World’s biggest iceberg heading toward penguin-packed island …
15 hours ago · 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 of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.
World's largest iceberg moves toward an island off Antarctica …
14 hours ago · An iceberg seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite, known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15, 2025, off the coast of Antarctica. [Photo: NASA Worldview ...
Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the
16 hours ago · The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica towards the island of South Georgia. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...
World's biggest iceberg drifting towards penguin-packed island
11 hours ago · The world's biggest iceberg — a 40-metre-tall wall of ice bigger in area than the Australian Capital Territory — is steadily drifting towards a remote British island off a tip of Antarctica ...
'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South …
1 day ago · A23a, nicknamed the "queen of icebergs," measures 1,222 miles (1,967 kilometers) in surface area, according to the U.S. National Ice Center. It first broke off from Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf ...
Gargantuan Iceberg on Island Collision Course: Penguins and …
18 hours ago · It calved from Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986, making it one of the world's oldest known icebergs. For decades, it was trapped in an ocean vortex, stationary on the seafloor, until it ...
Wall of Ice the Size of Rhode Island Heading Toward Penguin …
15 hours ago · 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 By Associated Press ...
Giant iceberg heading toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica
13 hours ago · 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.
Where is the iceberg that broke off Antarctica and is it a threat?
Nov 27, 2023 · Known as A23a, the iceberg has now floated beyond the northernmost point of Antarctica and is on its way to melt in warmer waters. Where is the iceberg now? It is just north of the tip of the...
The World’s Largest Iceberg Is Stuck in a Spinning Ocean Vortex
Aug 14, 2024 · The iceberg is trapped in a rotating cylinder of water called a Taylor column near the South Orkney Islands, located about 375 miles northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Each day, the...