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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 than Rhode Island and more than twice the size of London. It calved from the Filchner Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 1986 and then rested on the seabed in the Weddell Sea for more than 30 years.

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 biggest iceberg appears to have run aground near remote British island

The world's largest iceberg appears to have run aground off the coast of a remote British island home to millions of penguins and seals — potentially threatening local wildlife, but also providing an opportunity for research into such rare "megabergs.

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A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall runs aground near British island

The nearly one-trillion-tonne block of ice, known as A23a, has grounded on the continental shelf off South Georgia island ...

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Giant iceberg A23a strands near South Georgia, sparking eco concerns

The largest iceberg in the world, A23a, has become stranded near South Georgia, raising concerns among fishermen and ...

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Scottish adventurer to bring tales of life on Antarctic island to Glasgow

He will recount his four years on the island of South Georgia, working for the British Antarctic Survey. His talk will ...

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