A23a: Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in …
16 hours ago · The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica towards the island of South Georgia.. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...
A23a: Giant iceberg on collision course with island - BBC
1 day ago · This isn't the first huge iceberg to threaten South Georgia and Sandwich Islands. In 2004 one called A38 grounded on its continental shelf, leaving dead penguin chicks and seal pups on beaches as ...
World's biggest iceberg A23a drifting towards penguin-packed island
11 hours 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.
World's largest iceberg moves toward an island off Antarctica …
14 hours 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.
A23a: World's largest iceberg on crash course with remote island
1 day ago · The iceberg is known as A23a and is one of the world's oldest. ... For now scientists are hoping the iceberg will manage to stay away from the island. On board the South Georgia government vessel ...
Trillion tonne iceberg on collision course with South Georgia
23 hours 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.
Gargantuan Iceberg on Island Collision Course: Penguins and …
17 hours ago · A23a's collision with South Georgia is not guaranteed, but the iceberg's trajectory suggests it could soon loom on the island's horizon. If it grounds or breaks apart, its impact on the region's ...
World’s largest iceberg on collision course with British island
18 hours ago · Frozen mass known as A23a threatens penguin and seal colonies on South Georgia and is expected to make contact in two to four weeks The world’s largest and oldest iceberg is on a collision ...
'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South …
1 day 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 ...
January 17, 2025 - A23A Nears South Georgia Island
Jan 17, 2025 · In this image, the bright white rectangular-shaped Iceberg A23A floats roughly 250 kilometers (155 miles) off the southern tip of crescent-shaped South Georgia Island. Clouds swirl around both the island and the iceberg while brilliant streaks and swirls of blue and green color the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean.