Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)
Measuring roughly 1,350 square miles (3,500 square kilometers) across, A23a is the world's largest and oldest iceberg according to AFP News. Its imposing size and slow, steady movement have captivated oceanographers and researchers alike, though predicting its exact path has proven difficult due to the unpredictable forces of ocean currents.
World’s largest iceberg ‘A23a’ to strike South Georgia Island soon. Details here
Currently, the gigantic iceberg A23a is moving toward the South Atlantic Ocean and will strike South Georgia Island in two to four weeks.
World’s largest iceberg moves toward an island off Antarctica where millions of penguins live
The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.
World's largest iceberg is on a collision path with remote islands
The iceberg cometh. The spinning iceberg is approximately 1,500 square miles in size and located about 173 miles from the islands. If A23a grounds and wedges in the waters close t
Iceberg visible from space puts South Georgia Island, wildlife in danger
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting from Antarctica toward South Georgia, a remote British island renowned for its diverse wildlife. Now just 173 miles (280km) away, the iceberg risks grounding and breaking apart, potentially disrupting feeding grounds for penguins and seals, as seen with previous large icebergs.
World’s Largest Iceberg on Crash Course with Island; Millions of Penguins in Danger
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is on a crash course towards South Georgia, threatening millions of penguins and seals.
Mega-iceberg drifts towards Antarctic penguin island
The world's biggest iceberg—more than twice the size of London—could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals.
A giant iceberg is headed for the island of South Georgia
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting towards the wildlife haven of South Georgia, where it may cause problems for the resident penguins
RAW VIDEO: World's Largest Iceberg On Collision Course With South Georgia's Penguins
Credit: UK MOD Crown copyright/Cover Images A group of British scientists have photographed and filmed the world’s largest iceberg, A23a, after it began to move again after almost four decades stuck to the ocean floor.
Satellite pics reveal world’s largest iceberg potential collision course
Incredible new satellite images show the world's largest iceberg on a potential collision course with South Georgia Island. On Jan. 22, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured imagery of A23a slowly drifting northeastward in the Southern Ocean.
The World’s Biggest Iceberg is About to Crash—South Georgia’s Wildlife at Risk!
A giant iceberg, one of the largest ever recorded, is drifting dangerously close to the remote island of South Georgia, raising fears for its fragile ecosystem. The A23a iceberg, an ancient behemoth that broke free from Antarctica decades ago,
What we know about iceberg A23a and its collision course with a remote British island
The world’s largest iceberg is heading towards a remote British island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean and could ...
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World's biggest iceberg is on the loose in the Atlantic. Where is it headed?
But it began to move again last year and is now approaching South Georgia Island, a small island mainly populated by penguins and seals. The iceberg had been stuck in a rotating water column ...
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Giant iceberg approaching South Georgia stirs fears
In 2004, the A38 iceberg grounded on South Georgia's continental shelf, leaving dead penguin chicks and seal pups. The ice mass is estimated to weigh nearly a trillion tons.