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Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)

Measuring roughly 1,350 square miles (3,500 square kilometers) across, A23a is the world's largest and oldest iceberg according to AFP News. Its imposing size and slow, steady movement have captivated oceanographers and researchers alike, though predicting its exact path has proven difficult due to the unpredictable forces of ocean currents.

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World's biggest iceberg could be on collision course with Antarctic penguin island: "Game of Thrones-esque"

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.

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World’s largest iceberg moves toward an island off Antarctica where millions of penguins live

The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.

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'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at risk

As of Jan. 16, the megaberg, known as A23a, is roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) away from South Georgia and the South ...

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World's largest iceberg may crash into a wildlife sanctuary

Iceberg A23a, one of the world's largest icebergs, is drifting toward South Georgia, posing potential risks to wildlife and ...

Antarctica: World's Largest Iceberg A23a Drifts In Atlantic; Likely To Hit British Island South Georgia

For over 30 years, the A23a iceberg stayed anchored to the Antarctic Weddell Sea floor before it shrank and lost its grip on the seafloor which turned it into a massive floating fragment of ice. The ...

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