A rare megaberg five times bigger than Mt Everest is nearing South Georgia. What are the risks? Watch video
The massive A23a iceberg, weighing a trillion tons, is heading toward South Georgia Island. Originating in 1986 from ...
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The World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground, Potentially Averting a Collision With Penguin and Seal Breeding Areas
After months of floating, the "megaberg" known as A23a has finally come to a halt roughly 50 miles from South Georgia Island ...
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'Megaberg' Runs Aground In Southern Ocean
Catalogued as A32a, scientists have been tracking the 'megaberg' via satellite data from NOAA. In January, it appeared headed toward South Georgia Island, which is uninhabited by humans but home ...
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Bigger than London and five times the weight of Mt Everest: The impact of the world's biggest iceberg
But given this megaberg is 40 miles across and weighs around five times as much as Mount Everest, its running aground on the rocky shelf had quite the impact. How will it affect the wildlife?
World's largest iceberg bigger than London could now cause disaster for penguins
Several million penguins live in the area along with several species of albatross, elephant seals and fur seals, all of which ...
A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall runs aground near British island
The nearly one-trillion-tonne block of ice, known as A23a, has grounded on the continental shelf off South Georgia island ...