As the iceberg, dubbed A68a, approached the western shelf edge of the south Atlantic island this week, it encountered strong currents, causing it to pivot nearly 180 degrees, according to Geraint ...

Satellite images shows A68a heading towards the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. Credit: MODIS from NASA Worldview Snapshots Scientists monitoring the giant A68a iceberg from space reveal ...

Although icebergs of this size are relatively rare, this isn't the first time a megaberg has threatened South Georgia. In 2020, an iceberg called A68a — previously world's largest, and the sixth ...

In 2020, an iceberg called A68a — previously world's largest, and the sixth largest recorded iceberg of all time — split apart near the island after impacting the shelf. A 2022 study found ...

In 2017, an iceberg called A68a broke off from the Antarctic ice shelf, before spending three years travelling more than 10,000 miles towards South Georgia. Thankfully, A68a safely passed by the ...

At 4,200 sq km in area, A68a is the world's biggest iceberg. It is slowly drifting away from Antarctica, where it calved, towards the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia. This movie was ...

The world’s largest iceberg, known as A23a, has run aground on the continental shelf of South Georgia, around 90 kilometres ...