A23a, iceberg and British Antarctic Survey

'Queen of icebergs' A23a grounds off South Atlantic wildlife haven
The world's largest iceberg has run aground just off the coast of South Georgia. But what does this mean for the wildlife there?
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.
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.
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 iceberg — on collision course with remote penguin island — runs aground
The iceberg A23a has run aground in the shallow waters off of South Georgia, a remote British territory in the Southern Atlantic, researchers say.
World’s biggest iceberg runs aground, sparing island
The world’s biggest iceberg appears to have run aground about 70km from a remote antarctic island, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife haven from being hit, a research organization said on Tuesday.
World’s largest iceberg runs aground off British island
Twice the size of Greater London, the trillion-tonne A23a will bring a ‘nutrient bomb’ for South Georgia’s wildlife, say scientists
A23a megaberg: Ice wall twice the size of Greater London runs aground near British island
The nearly one-trillion-tonne block of ice, known as A23a, has grounded on the continental shelf off South Georgia island
Mapped: World's Largest Iceberg Runs Aground Off South Georgia
The world's largest iceberg has run aground in Antarctica and may soon start breaking up, scientists at the British Antarctic Survey have said. A23a, as the iceberg is known, appears to have come to a standstill near the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia,
World's largest iceberg runs aground – narrowly avoiding smashing into British territory
Megaberg A23A has crash landed near the British overseas territory of South Georgia, an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean ...
The gift of an iceberg to the ocean
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BAS invites to the Cambridge Festival, “Join us for an Antarctic Adventure”
Explore the Frozen Frontier’ – a talk aimed at anyone over 7 years old by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) polar scientist Kate ...
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Scottish adventurer to bring tales of life on Antarctic island to Glasgow
He will recount his four years on the island of South Georgia, working for the British Antarctic Survey. His talk will ...
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Scientists make concerning discovery while analyzing samples taken at remote Antarctic stations: 'We need to do more research'
Researchers also don’t yet know the long-term effects. Scientists make concerning discovery while analyzing samples taken at ...