World's Largest Iceberg Runs Aground Off South Georgia

World’s biggest iceberg runs aground off South Georgia
The biggest iceberg in the world, named A23a, appears to have run aground after drifting around the Southern Ocean near Antarctica since 2020.
World’s Largest, Oldest Iceberg Runs Aground Near Antarctic Island
A23a weighs nearly a trillion metric tons, making it the world’s largest active iceberg. It calved from Antarctica in 1986, making it the world’s oldest berg. And now, after drifting for half a decade, A23a has grounded itself about 56 miles (90 kilometers) south of South Georgia.
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The world’s largest and oldest iceberg, A23a, has come to a halt near South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, according to the British Antarctic Survey.
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ANTARCTICA: The world's largest and oldest iceberg A23a has finally come to a standstill as it appears to have run aground near the sub-Antarctic
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The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70 kilometers from a remote Antarctic island, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife haven from being hit, a research organization said Tuesday.
World's largest iceberg, A23a, grounded on British island
March 4 (UPI) -- The oldest and largest iceberg on Earth landed on a sub-Antarctic island belonging to Britain Tuesday.
Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: Harbinger of things to come?
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 is making it happen more frequently,
The World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground, Potentially Averting a Collision With Penguin and Seal Breeding Areas
After months of floating, the "megaberg" known as A23a has finally come to a halt roughly 50 miles from South Georgia Island
'World's Largest Iceberg' A23a Runs Aground Off South Georgia
The one-time world's largest iceberg has run aground in shallow waters off the remote British island of South Georgia. The iceberg, known as A23a and approximately twice the size of Greater London, appears to be stuck and is expected to break apart along the island's south-west shores.
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