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British Antarctic Survey: World's Largest Iceberg A23a Breaks Free
December 16, 2024
CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 16 -- The British Antarctic Survey issued the following news release:

ANTARCTICA: The world's largest and oldest iceberg A23a is on the move. After decades of being grounded on the seafloor and more recently spinning on the spot, the mega-iceberg has broken free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands and is now drifting in the Southern Ocean.

The colossus A23a, which is double the size of Greater London and weighs nearly a tril . . .

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