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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica toward the island of South Georgia.. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...

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) ...