Antarctica South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia, A23a and iceberg

'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at risk

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 Ice Center. A collision with these islands could be catastrophic for the large colonies of penguins, seals, and other wildlife that live there.

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Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the South Atlantic

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

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Antarctica: World's Largest Iceberg A23a Drifts In Atlantic; Likely To Hit British Island South Georgia

For over 30 years, the A23a iceberg stayed anchored to the Antarctic Weddell Sea floor before it shrank and lost its grip on the seafloor which turned it into a massive floating fragment of ice. The iceberg has been floating for the past two years.

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Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)

Measuring roughly 1,350 square miles (3,500 square kilometers) across, A23a is the world's largest and oldest iceberg ...

World’s biggest iceberg to collide with British island. How disastrous could this be?

The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is heading north from Antarctica toward South Georgia, a British Overseas Territory in the ...

Giant iceberg on crash course with island, putting penguins and seals in danger

The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in ...

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Massive iceberg A23a threatens wildlife haven South Georgia

Environmentalists fear for the island's rare king penguins and millions of elephant and fur seals if iceberg collides.

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New Research and Monitoring Plan for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area

The South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area Research and Monitoring Plan is available on this GSGSSI website here. (SGSSI Newsletter) Categories: Environment , ...

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Giant iceberg on crash course with island - penguins and seals in danger

More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.

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