World’s Largest Iceberg Has Run Aground Near South Georgia

World’s biggest iceberg runs aground off South Georgia
The biggest iceberg in the world, named A23a, appears to have run aground after drifting around the Southern Ocean near Antarctica since 2020.
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.
Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: Harbinger of things to come?
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 is making it happen more frequently,
World’s largest iceberg runs aground before collision with sub-Antarctic island
The world’s largest and oldest iceberg, A23a, has come to a halt near South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, according to the British Antarctic Survey.
World’s biggest iceberg runs AGROUND off Brit island after breaking from Antarctica & spinning on the spot for 30yrs
THE world’s biggest iceberg which is twice the size of Greater London has run aground after heading ominously toward a British island. The titanic A23a iceberg left fishermen in fear –
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 millions of penguins and seals. The iceberg, which is about twice the size of Greater London, appears to be stuck and should start breaking up on the island's south-west shores.
World’s biggest iceberg runs aground, comes to standstill off remote island
A23a calved from the Filchner Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 1986 and remained grounded on the seabed in the Weddell Sea for over 30 years.
Iceberg 'twice the size of Greater London' runs aground off island
The world's largest and oldest iceberg A23a seen after it appears to have run aground off the British island of South Georgia. First formed in 1986, it has been on the move since 2020.
Massive iceberg twice the size of New York City runs aground
The worlds biggest iceberg weighs nearly one trillion tons, and scientists are worried about its potential impact to the local environment
Largest iceberg in the world runs aground
The largest iceberg in the world has run aground in the South Atlantic Ocean. The enormous wall of ice, known as A23a, was on a collision course with South Georgia Island. The island is mostly uninhabited by humans but is home to millions of seals and penguins.
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Iceberg A23a is absolutely massive and heading towards a tiny island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Known as A23a, the iceberg is humungous and now floating towards a tiny island known as South Georgia in the South Atlantic ...
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Giant iceberg A23a strands near South Georgia, sparking eco concerns
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