The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is breaking apart into smaller pieces, posing a threat to humans and the millions of penguins in the nearby Antarctic sanctuary. NASA's Aqua satellite, equipped ...

The A23a iceberg (CR) drifting toward South Georgia Islands, in the Southern Ocean. Picture: Handout / NASA / AFP. However in its current location, the iceberg could offer benefits to wildlife.

The world’s biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70km from a remote Antarctic island, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife haven from being hit, a research organisation said.

The colossal iceberg A23a — which is more than twice the size of London and weighs about 1 trillion tonnes — has been drifting north from Antarctica toward South Georgia island since 2020. This had ...