Scientists are monitoring A23a closely, anticipating two possible scenarios: the iceberg could collide with South Georgia and become lodged, or ocean currents might divert it around the island.
The result could spell trouble for wildlife on those islands, and A23a's movement is a predictor of more similar occurrences as climate change worsens. The spinning iceberg is approximately 1,500 ...
The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.
The 'world's biggest iceberg', "A23a iceberg", which is more than twice the size of London, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, raising concerns .
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, a remote and ecologically vital wildlife haven. This massive block of ice, about the size of Rhode Island, poses a ...
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 ...
Iceberg A23a, one of the world's largest and oldest icebergs, is advancing towards South Georgia, a British territory that is a wildlife paradise located about 280 kilometers away. Experts are ...
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is on a collision course with South Georgia Island, raising alarms for local wildlife.
Iceberg A23a (bottom left) and South Georgia Island (top right) as seen by Aqua's MODIS image on January 15, 2025. Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ocean.
The iceberg in question is A-23A, sometimes called A23a. It is the world’s oldest and largest — about the size of Rhode Island — and weighs nearly 1 trillion tons. As it moves along ...