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South Georgia Island, iceberg and Antarctic

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.

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World's biggest iceberg could collide with Antarctic penguin island

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.

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'World's biggest iceberg' drifts towards Antarctic penguin island

The 'world's biggest iceberg', "A23a iceberg", which is more than twice the size of London, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, raising concerns among scientists that it could disrupt the feeding patterns of young penguins and seals.

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Giant icebergs are not the main threat to Antarctica’s stability

While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...

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'White wall' of ice drifts toward remote penguin haven

Roughly 3,500 square kilometres (1,550 square miles) across, the world's biggest and oldest iceberg known as A23a calved from the Antarctic shelf in 1986. It remained stuck for over 30 years until ...

Antarctica: World's Largest Iceberg A23a Drifts In Atlantic; Likely To Hit British Island South Georgia

For over 30 years, the A23a iceberg stayed anchored to the Antarctic Weddell Sea floor before it shrank and lost its grip on the seafloor which turned it into a massive floating fragment of ice. The ...

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World's largest iceberg may crash into a wildlife sanctuary

Iceberg A23a, one of the world's largest icebergs, is drifting toward South Georgia, posing potential risks to wildlife and ...

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