The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in ...
The iceberg, called A23a, was previously “trapped” spinning around an undersea mountain for several months, according to Andrew Meijers, a physical oceanographer at the British Antarctic Survey.
The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.
An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be crumbling, scientists told AFP on Friday.
For months, the iceberg was trapped by rotating water currents, which kept it spinning in one place. Satellite imagery of A23a before it broke free via REUTERS But in December, it broke free ...
The world's largest iceberg is on the move, and could be set to reach a remote British island. Known as the 'queen of icebergs', it's spinning northwards from Antarctica towards South Georgia, a ...
The result could spell trouble for wildlife on those islands, and A23a's movement is a predictor of more similar occurrences as climate change worsens. The spinning iceberg is approximately 1,500 ...
a phenomenon that keeps objects spinning in place. In December, A23a spun free of the vortex and has since been on the move through what ecologists call ‘iceberg alley’ located between the ...
The iceberg is spinning northwards from Antarctica towards ... the daily movements of this queen of icebergs. It is known as A23a and is one of the world's oldest. It calved, or broke off, from ...
The iceberg, A23a, broke free from its position north ... For months, the iceberg was trapped by rotating water currents, which kept it spinning in one place. But in December, it broke free ...