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 January 2025, its area is about 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi), which …
Tracking A23a - ArcGIS StoryMaps
A23a’s decades-long journey through the Southern Ocean showcases the complex dynamics between icebergs, ocean circulation, and climate systems. The interaction of global currents, temperature fluctuations, and the vast amounts of freshwater introduced by melting icebergs like A23a impacts not only regional marine ecosystems but also has far ...
A23a: Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the ...
3 days ago · The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica toward the island of South Georgia.. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...
GOES East Tracking A23a – The World’s Largest Iceberg
2 days 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.
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...
Largest iceberg in the world, 40 miles wide, is now heading into …
Dec 1, 2023 · The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is moving into the open waters near Antarctica after being essentially stuck in place for decades. It's seen here in satellite imagery from Nov. 15.
A23a iceberg moving north again after being trapped in vortex
Dec 14, 2024 · The world's biggest iceberg is on the move again after being trapped in a vortex for most of the year. A23a is 3,800 sq km (1,500 sq miles), which is more than twice the size of Greater London...
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.
A23a: Spectacular arches, caves as monster iceberg decays - BBC
Jan 16, 2024 · Erosion is sculpting dramatic features in the world's biggest iceberg in what's likely to be the final months of its existence. A ship run by the Eyos expeditions company arrived at the frozen...
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...