The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, has been drifting through the Southern Ocean after spending several months stuck. A23a has claimed the title of “largest current iceberg” multiple times since the 1980s, though it has occasionally been overtaken by larger, yet shorter-lived icebergs, such as A68 in 2017 and A76 in 2021. VIDEO: After three decades stuck to the ocean floor, …
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 is about three times the size of New York City and more than twice the size of Greater London, measuring around 4,000 square kilometres. Andrew Fleming, a remote sensing expert from the British …