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  1. 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. Ships plying ...

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  2. Nov 29, 2023 · The world's largest iceberg, known as A23a, has broken loose and is moving past the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in new satellite images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.

  3. 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 grounded in ...

  4. Nov 27, 2023 · The iceberg first calved off the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf in West Antarctica in 1986, but it immediately ran aground on the ocean floor, remaining in place for more than 30 years.

  5. May 20, 2021 · An iceberg nearly half the size of Puerto Rico that broke off the edge of Antarctica last week is now the world’s largest, researchers said. The iceberg, known as A76, following a naming ...

  6. Dec 7, 2023 · The iceberg initially tore off Antarctica — a process known as calving — in 1986. But it did not get far and soon became stuck in the Weddell Sea, south of South America. That changed in 2020 ...

  7. Nov 27, 2023 · A satellite image of the world's largest iceberg, named A23a, seen in Antarctica on 15 November, 2023. The iceberg has broken loose and is drifting past the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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