A23a - Wikipedia
A23a is a large tabular iceberg which calved from the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986. It was stuck on the sea bed for many years but then started moving in 2020. As of February 2024, its area is about 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), which makes it …
A23a: Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the ...
1 day 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 ...
GOES East Tracking A23a – The World’s Largest Iceberg
23 hours ago · According to the U.S. National Ice Center—the global entity that names, tracks and documents Antarctic icebergs that meet specific size criteria—Iceberg A23a was 1062.22 nautical miles in area as of Jan. 16, 2025, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island.
Tracking A23a - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Welcome to the journey of Iceberg A23a, a colossal piece of ice that broke away from the Filchner Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 1986. For over three decades, A23a remained anchored in the Weddell Sea, but recent shifts in ocean currents have set it on a significant migration path.
World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again | CNN
Dec 16, 2024 · A23a has held the “largest current iceberg” title several times since the 1980s, occasionally being surpassed by larger but shorter-lived icebergs, including A68 in 2017 and A76 in 2021.
The previously stuck A23a iceberg is trapped again, spinning in a …
Aug 10, 2024 · The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is stuck again. For more than 30 years, the giant frozen block — equivalent to the size of Rhode Island — was grounded on the sea floor in Antarctic coastal...
World's biggest iceberg, A23a, breaks free : NPR
Dec 20, 2024 · A23a, the world's largest and oldest iceberg, is finally cruising again through icy ocean waters after an unexpected delay. This summer, A23a got stuck near the South Orkney Islands, twirling in...
A23a iceberg moving north again after being trapped in vortex
Dec 14, 2024 · It is thought A23a will eventually leave the Southern Ocean and enter the Atlantic Ocean where it will encounter warmer waters and likely break up into smaller icebergs and eventually melt. Dr...
A23a: World's biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years - BBC
The world's biggest iceberg is on the move after more than 30 years being stuck to the ocean floor. The iceberg, called A23a, split from the Antarctic coastline in 1986.
'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South …
1 day ago · Iceberg A23a is barrelling towards the remote island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic. (Image credit: Samuel J Coe/Getty Images) The world's largest iceberg — which is roughly the size of ...