The world's largest iceberg may collide with an island in the South Atlantic (4 photos + 1 video)

Category: Nature, PEGI 0+
27 January 2025

Of course, we all don't care, but the British are worried about something.





For thirty years, the iceberg rested on the bottom of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, but global warming did its job, and it was able to break away from the seabed. This majestic beauty is approximately the size of two Londons (3,672 square kilometers, weight is estimated at 1 trillion tons) and is considered one of the largest icebergs in the world. It does not have an epic name, only the code A23a.



Satellite image of A23a in Antarctica, taken in November 2023.

Scientists have been monitoring it since 1986, when it decided to separate from the Filchner-Ronne Glacier.

Scientists are currently calculating its possible direction, according to preliminary information, it is now at a whirlpool called the Taylor Column and is stuck there.



Over the past year, it has lost 9% of its original size, but this has not hindered it at all. Having "lost weight" a little, it has become more maneuverable. And now it is heading towards South Georgia Island (a British colony, sorry, a British overseas territory).





Such a trajectory of the iceberg could become a real headache for shipping, especially if smaller pieces start to break off.



And if it does reach Britain, it could seriously hamper access to feeding grounds for the wildlife – mainly seals and penguins – that breed on the island.

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