A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

"Therefore, the iceberg area contracted by almost 11% from November 2023 during the drift in open water," the press service of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute said ...

An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be ...

The world's largest iceberg is moving towards a remote British penguin sanctuary north of Antarctica. Read more.

A massive iceberg, the largest on Earth, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, threatening one of the most vital wildlife ...

According to the U.S. National Ice Center —the global entity that names, tracks and documents Antarctic icebergs that meet ...

Known as A23a, the 1,400-square-mile iceberg had been stuck on the ocean floor near Antarctica for 37 years after splitting in 1986 from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf. But it began to move again ...

The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again, sparking concerns as it drifts northward from Antarctica toward the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia. Previously, the massive ...

Iceberg A23a (bottom left) and South Georgia Island (top right) as seen by Aqua's MODIS image on January 15, 2025. Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ocean.

Megaberg A23a might be on the verge of running into South Georgia and surrounding islands in the South Atlantic. The result could spell trouble for wildlife on those islands, and A23a's movement ...

The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, a remote and ecologically vital wildlife haven. This massive block of ice, about the size of Rhode Island, poses a ...

Roughly 3,500 square kilometres (1,350 square miles) across, the world's biggest and oldest iceberg, known as A23a, calved from the Antarctic shelf in 1986. It remained stuck for over 30 years ...