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canetoad

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8. A23a is on the move

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 02:45 PM

Jan 4

Largest iceberg in the world. Calved from the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986 and for 30 years has been grounded and stationary.
Now it has moved past the Antarctic Penisula and is moving towards warmer waters.

Key points:

The enormous iceberg is around 400m tall and weighs nearly a trillion metric tonnes
Satellite images show it is drifting quickly past the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula
It is possible A23a could again become grounded at South Georgia Island, which would pose a problem for Antarctica's wildlife

More.... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-05/worlds-largest-iceberg-on-move-antarctica-/103188412