The gift of an iceberg to the ocean
Plus, the wildlife in the oceans around the island could benefit massively over time from the disintegration of iceberg A23a.
Mega-iceberg from Antarctica is headed toward South Georgia—here's what could happen
It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change ...
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World's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground near remote British island
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said Tuesday that the iceberg had apparently struck the continental shelf that surrounds South Georgia, getting stuck roughly 73 kilometres from the island itself.
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Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: Harbinger of things to come?
But as the air and ocean around the south pole have warmed over the past few ... The seas around South Georgia have a long history of iceberg research. The island is in the middle of waters ...
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World’s largest iceberg runs aground before collision with sub-Antarctic island
"If the iceberg stays grounded ... what is considered a milder climate compared to the extremes faced at the South Pole. Due to the island’s location about 1,700 miles off the coast of ...
World’s biggest iceberg — a massive wall of ice named A23a - nears South Georgia
The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — is currently aground near the South Georgia Island. A23a could affect the marine life on the island, including penguins and seals, as they use the ...
Iceberg Grinds to a Stop off South Georgia Island
A, after years of drifting, now appears stuck near South Georgia Island. Once lodged in the Southern Weddell Sea for decades, ...
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World's largest iceberg — on collision course with remote penguin island — runs aground
The world's largest and oldest iceberg, named A23a, has run aground in shallow waters off the coast of South Georgia, a remote island in the South Atlantic known for its populations of penguins ...
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World's largest iceberg runs aground in South Atlantic after 1,200-mile journey (satellite photos)
Earth's largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of South Georgia Island, a common rendezvous spot for large icebergs, new satellite images show. Measuring 1,240 square miles (3,460 square ...
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Mega-iceberg from Antarctica is headed toward South Georgia—here's what could happen
But as the air and ocean around the South Pole have warmed over the past few ... The seas around South Georgia have a long history of iceberg research. The island is in the middle of waters ...