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 biggest iceberg could be on collision course with Antarctic penguin island: "Game of Thrones-esque"
The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.
World's largest iceberg is on a collision path with remote islands
This is not the first time an iceberg has posed a threat to South Georgia. In 2004, iceberg A38 "grounded on its continental shelf, leaving dead penguin chicks and seal pups on beaches as massive ice chunks blocked their access to feeding grounds,
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
Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heads toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica
If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young could starve.
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 iceberg has been floating for the past two years.
World’s Largest Iceberg Drifts Toward Island, Threatening Penguins
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is on a collision course with South Georgia Island, raising alarms for local wildlife. Penguins and seals may face starvation as the massive ice block disrupts access to their feeding grounds.
First video of world's largest iceberg on its way to collide with an island
With concerns mounting among scientists and local authorities, A23a is currently located some 145 nautical miles southwest of South Georgia.
Giant iceberg is on a collision course with island home to seals and penguins
The world's biggest iceberg, known A23a, is on a collision course with a tiny island in the South Atlantic, which is home to millions of seals and nearly half the world's population of king penguins.
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'World's biggest iceberg' drifts towards Antarctic penguin island
The massive ice block is slowly moving from Antarctica and could collide with South Georgia, a vital wildlife breeding ...
World's biggest iceberg is on the loose in the Atlantic. Where is it headed?
The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...
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'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at risk
As of Jan. 16, the megaberg, known as A23a, is roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) away from South Georgia and the South ...
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 ...
The journey of Iceberg A23a: World's largest iceberg heading towards South Georgia
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A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall on course to hit British island
It’s also a natural process happening more frequently because of human-caused climate change, said British Antarctic Survey ...