South Georgia has been visited by a handful of the world’s most famous explorers in history, such as Captain James Cook in 1775 and Sir Ernest Shackleton in 1916.

The world’s largest iceberg, A-23A, is seen drifting toward the island of South Georgia on Feb. 6, as captured by NASA's Terra satellite. The island is the narrow strip of land just above and to ...

World's largest iceberg on the move after dislodging from ocean floor 04:09. The world's largest and oldest iceberg, named A23a, has run aground in shallow waters off the coast of South Georgia, a ...

“South Georgia is an amazingly ecologically rich island. It’s a breeding ground for a huge number of penguins, millions of penguins and seals,” Meijers said.

The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia Island, making it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies.

A23a - the world’s largest and oldest iceberg - has run aground on the continental shelf near the island of South Georgia, scientists say.. The “megaberg” – which is twice the size of ...

Megaberg A23a might be on the verge of running into South Georgia and surrounding islands in the South Atlantic. ... covering science, the environment, climate and business.

Right now, iceberg A23a is floating about 180 miles (~290 kilometers) off the coast of South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. It turns out, A23a is the largest iceberg in the Earth's oceans ...

An iceberg seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite, known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15, 2025, off the coast of Antarctica. (NASA Worldview via AP) ...