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 ...

In 2020, it began to journey toward South Georgia. As the island is home to a plethora of biodiverse species, South Georgia’s future was in question as A23a barreled toward it for almost five years.

The iceberg A23a has run aground in the shallow waters off of South Georgia, a remote British territory in the Southern Atlantic, researchers say. Latest U.S.

The iceberg, A23a, broke free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands last month and is now heading towards South Georgia, where it could crash into the island. Researchers tracking ...

The world’s largest iceberg is heading towards a remote British island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean and could threaten millions of penguins and seals that live there. The huge iceberg ...

Iceberg A-23A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

As of Jan. 16, the megaberg, known as A23a, is roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) away from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, according to location coordinates from the U.S. National ...

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.

A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall on course to hit British island. The world’s largest iceberg, stretching from horizon to horizon, is on course to hit South Georgia Island ...

The world's largest iceberg, A23a, has grounded 73 kilometers off South Georgia Island, alleviating concerns about a potential collision that could have disrupted the local wildlife's food supply.

The slab of ice — named A23a — weighs almost one trillion tonnes and could slam into South Georgia Island before either getting stuck or being guided around the land by currents.