A23a: Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in …
3 days ago · The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica toward the island of South Georgia.. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...
A23a: Giant iceberg on collision course with island - BBC
3 days ago · A23a could break into vast segments any day, which may then hang around for years, like floating cities of ice cruising uncontrollably around South Georgia. This isn't the first huge iceberg to ...
Iceberg A23a – Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands
The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands is aware of and closely monitoring the movement of iceberg A23a. Icebergs are a regular occurrence in the Southern Ocean, and we anticipate A23a will run aground before it reaches the landmass of South Georgia.
World’s largest iceberg on possible collision course with island in ...
4 hours ago · A massive iceberg, identified as A23a, is drifting northeastward and could be on a collision course with the British territory of South Georgia Island. As of mid-January, the iceberg was estimated to cover an area of 1,062 nautical miles, roughly the size of Rhode Island, according to the U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC). The USNIC is responsible for naming, tracking, and documenting large ...
World's biggest iceberg A23a drifting towards penguin-packed island
2 days ago · The slab of ice — named A23a — weighs almost one trillion tonnes and could slam into South Georgia Island before either getting stuck or being guided around the land by currents.
Trillion tonne iceberg on collision course with South Georgia
2 days ago · The world’s largest and oldest iceberg, A23a a ‘mega-berg’ double the size of Greater London and weighing more than one trillion tonnes, is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor – and it appears to be on a collision course with the remote British island of South Georgia.
World's Largest Iceberg on Collision Course With Remote Islands
2 days ago · The BAS team predicts winds and currents will carry A23a into the Southern Ocean as it follows the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, taking it closer to an area known as 'iceberg alley'. "South Georgia sits in iceberg alley so impacts are to be expected for both fisheries and wildlife," marine ecologist Mark Belchier told BBC News.
'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South …
3 days ago · As of Jan. 16, the megaberg, known as A23a, is roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) away from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, according to location coordinates from the U.S. National ...
World's largest iceberg moves toward an island off Antarctica …
2 days ago · An iceberg seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite, known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15, 2025, off the coast of Antarctica.
World’s biggest iceberg A23a to collide with South Georgia island…
1 day ago · A23a, the world’s largest iceberg, is moving north from Antarctica toward South Georgia, a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The iceberg is currently around 280 km from the island, where it could become grounded and break apart. South Georgia is home to crucial colonies of King penguins and millions of elephants and fur seals