The world’s largest iceberg – A23a – continues to move along its collision course with the remote British island of South Georgia. If previous iceberg crashes are anything to go by, a bump ...

Iceberg A23a measures 40 by 32 nautical miles, according to the U.S. National Ice Center. ... "I mean, the upper surface is going to be smooth and snowy and relatively safe, at least for now." ...

The iceberg, called A23a, split from the Antarctic coastline in 1986. ... "It was grounded since 1986 but eventually it was going to decrease (in size) sufficiently to lose grip and start moving.

About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.

A23a, the world's biggest iceberg, is on the move 37 years after it broke off from Antarctica. The iceberg, which covers about 1,500 square miles, is set to enter the Atlantic Ocean.

The A23a iceberg - more than twice ... There may come an end point later this year when what remains of A23a simply lets go in one catastrophic moment to become a sloppy mush. A23a will have its ...

But the world's largest iceberg, known as A23a, is starting to crumble. ... 'It's really hard to say if this is going to blow apart now, or it's going to hang together for longer.' ...

Roughly 1,550 square miles across, the world's biggest and oldest iceberg, known as A23a, calved from the Antarctic shelf in 1986. ... or they'll have to go around it," said Meijers.

If A23a spends an extended time in the vortex, the iceberg could melt significantly and affect plankton and other organisms in the marine food chain in the area, Dr. Brearley said.

According to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the 3,600 square kilometer iceberg known as A23a broke off from Antarctica and was reportedly going adrift in the South Atlantic, probably towards ...

The colossal iceberg known as A23a has been slowly spinning in one spot of the Southern Ocean since April. Here’s what experts have to say on the phenomenon.

The colossal iceberg known as A23a has been slowly spinning in one spot of the Southern Ocean since April. Here’s what experts have to say on the phenomenon.