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World's biggest iceberg 3 times the size of New York City is finally escaping Antarctica after being trapped for almost 40 years
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The gigantic iceberg A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on the seafloor for decades.
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The world's biggest iceberg is on the move
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World's biggest iceberg 3 times the size of New York City is finally escaping Antarctica after being trapped for almost 40 years
LONDON (AP) — 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 Survey. The iceberg, known as A23a, split from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986.
The world’s largest iceberg, which has moved for the first time in 30 years, could drift toward South Georgia Island and end up caught in a vital pass that animals use to access food during breeding season to feed their newborns.
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN) — The world’s biggest iceberg – more than twice the size of Britain’s capital city – is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor in Antarctica. The huge mass of ice broke away from the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf in 1986, calved and grounded on the
The British Antarctic Survey says that one of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades.
Iceberg "A23a," which is five times bigger than New York City, is heading towards the southern Atlantic Ocean after being stuck for almost four decades.
The gigantic iceberg A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on the seafloor for decades.
