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Its area is about 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), which made it one of the largest icebergs in the world until it was temporarily surpassed in size by A76. [2] [3] In November 2023, A23a was tracked moving past the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and headed toward the Southern Ocean. [4] .
BBC. The world's biggest iceberg is on the move after more than 30 years being stuck to the ocean floor. The iceberg, called A23a, split from the Antarctic coastline in 1986. But it swiftly...
May 20, 2021 · An iceberg about 100 miles long and 30 miles wide that had broken off from the Antarctic Peninsula in 2017 raised alarm in November when it appeared to be on a collision course with the British...
Dec 7, 2023 · Scientists say it is currently the world’s biggest iceberg at 1,500 square miles. That’s about five times the land area of New York City. It’s also about 1,300 feet thick, roughly equivalent to...
Nov 27, 2023 · Sun 26 Nov 2023 19.23 EST. One of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters, after being grounded for more than three decades, according to the British Antarctic...
Dec 5, 2023 · World’s Biggest Iceberg Finally Escapes Antarctica. A giant iceberg called A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on...
13 December 2023. By Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent. BBC. Scientists now have good numbers to describe the true scale of the world's biggest iceberg, A23a. Satellite measurements show the...
