South Georgia, A23a and iceberg
It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change ...
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An Antarctic mega-iceberg is drifting—How ancient ice history sheds light on its journeyIn a nutshell Iceberg A23a is drifting toward South Georgia, but experts believe it will likely run aground before reaching land. New research suggests Antarctic icebergs have been drifting for at ...
The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.
But it began to move again last year and is now approaching South Georgia Island, a small island mainly populated by penguins and seals. The iceberg had been stuck in a rotating water column ...
The animation shows a series of images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument aboard the Terra platform of Iceberg A23A moving toward South Georgia Island in Antarctica.
The iceberg cometh. The spinning iceberg is approximately 1,500 square miles in size and located about 173 miles from the islands. If A23a grounds and wedges in the waters close t ...
A gigantic iceberg is currently moving toward the island of South Georgia, a remote wildlife haven in the South Atlantic. While it is common for icebergs to break away from Antarctica and drift into ...
Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)
The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven. The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, a remote and ...
Iceberg A23a (bottom left) and South Georgia Island (top right) as seen by Aqua's MODIS image on January 15, 2025. Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ...
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