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World's largest iceberg, A23a, grounded on British island

The oldest and largest iceberg on Earth landed on a sub-Antarctic island belonging to Britain Tuesday. According to the British Antarctic Survey research organization, the mass known as A23a has stopped drifting and run aground on South Georgia,

World's largest iceberg — on collision course with remote penguin island — runs aground

The iceberg A23a has run aground in the shallow waters off of South Georgia, a remote British territory in the Southern Atlantic, researchers say.

World’s Largest, Oldest Iceberg Runs Aground Near Antarctic Island

A23a weighs nearly a trillion metric tons, making it the world’s largest active iceberg. It calved from Antarctica in 1986, making it the world’s oldest berg. And now, after drifting for half a decade, A23a has grounded itself about 56 miles (90 kilometers) south of South Georgia.

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World’s biggest iceberg runs aground off South Georgia

The iceberg spanned an area of 3,672 square kilometers (1,418 square miles) when measured in August 2024 – slightly smaller ...

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World's largest iceberg runs aground off remote island

The world's largest iceberg has run aground in shallow waters off the remote British island of South Georgia, home to ...

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The gift of an iceberg to the ocean

Plus, the wildlife in the oceans around the island could benefit massively over time from the disintegration of iceberg A23a.

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