Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)
Measuring roughly 1,350 square miles (3,500 square kilometers) across, A23a is the world's largest and oldest iceberg according to AFP News. Its imposing size and slow, steady movement have captivated oceanographers and researchers alike, though predicting its exact path has proven difficult due to the unpredictable forces of ocean currents.
World's largest iceberg on crash course with remote island; wildlife in peril
The world's largest and oldest iceberg is on a crash course with a remote island potentially putting wildlife in peril, Australian broadcaster SBS News reported Sunday. The whopping chunk of ice, commonly known as a "megaberg," is drifting toward South Georgia, a British overseas territory in northern Antarctica.
The world's largest iceberg on a collision course with a remote island
The world's largest and oldest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote island... potentially putting wildlife in danger. Known as 'megaberg' the colossal slab of ice is drifting towards South Georgia - a British overseas territory - north of Antarctica.
World’s largest iceberg moves toward an island off Antarctica where millions of penguins live
The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.
A giant iceberg is headed for the island of South Georgia
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting towards the wildlife haven of South Georgia, where it may cause problems for the resident penguins
RAW VIDEO: World's Largest Iceberg On Collision Course With South Georgia's Penguins
Credit: UK MOD Crown copyright/Cover Images A group of British scientists have photographed and filmed the world’s largest iceberg, A23a, after it began to move again after almost four decades stuck to the ocean floor.
Satellite pics reveal world’s largest iceberg potential collision course
Incredible new satellite images show the world's largest iceberg on a potential collision course with South Georgia Island. On Jan. 22, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured imagery of A23a slowly drifting northeastward in the Southern Ocean.
The World’s Biggest Iceberg is About to Crash—South Georgia’s Wildlife at Risk!
A giant iceberg, one of the largest ever recorded, is drifting dangerously close to the remote island of South Georgia, raising fears for its fragile ecosystem. The A23a iceberg, an ancient behemoth that broke free from Antarctica decades ago,
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First major chunk breaks off world's biggest iceberg
An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be ...
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Incredible satellite pics show world's largest iceberg's potential collision course
The world's largest iceberg, known as A23a, is on a collision course with South Georgia Island, a delicate ecosystem that is ...
World's biggest iceberg is on the loose in the Atlantic. Where is it headed?
The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...
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Giant icebergs are not the main threat to Antarctica’s stability
While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...
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World's biggest iceberg could be on collision course with Antarctic penguin island: "Game of Thrones-esque"
Roughly 1,550 square miles across, the world's biggest and oldest iceberg, known as A23a, calved from the Antarctic shelf in 1986. Before its calving in 1986, the colossal iceberg hosted a ...
Visible from space, a mega iceberg could be on a collision course
Visible from space, the world’s largest iceberg is headed towards a remote Antarctic island, threatening local animals.
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World's largest iceberg may crash into a wildlife sanctuary
Iceberg A23a, one of the world's largest icebergs, is drifting toward South Georgia, posing potential risks to wildlife and ...