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The Largest Iceberg In The World Has Become Trapped In An Ocean Vortex, Slowly Spinning In Circles Near The South Orkney Islands
But now, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), its course has been interrupted after becoming trapped in an ocean vortex. The iceberg, named A23a, is slowly spinning around and around ...
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The Largest Iceberg In The World Is Breaking Apart After Getting Trapped In A Spinning Ocean Vortex
For example, in August 2024, A23a became trapped in a spinning ocean vortex near the South Orkney Islands. Each day, it ...
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'Major disruption' has caused Arctic polar vortex to slide off North Pole, scientists say
Like ocean waves, Rossby waves can "break" on top of the polar vortex, weakening it and — in extreme cases — reversing the direction of its winds. Last year, a sudden stratospheric warming ...
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World's biggest iceberg again stops after one-year drift
"The biggest iceberg on the planet - A23a, which broke off from the Antarctic glacier 38 years ago, got into an ocean vortex in the Skosha Sea and stopped again. Having broken off in 1986 ...