World's Largest Iceberg, Weighing Nearly 1 Trillion Tons, Runs Aground Near Sub-Antarctic Island
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) announced on Tuesday, March 4 that the A23a iceberg is currently grounded on the continental shelf about 90 kilometers (56 miles) from the island of South Georgia in the sub-Antarctic area.
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Island where 1,000,000 penguins live hit by killer diseaseBird flu has arrived in the penguin haven of South Georgia island, sparking fears of deaths on a scale of ‘global concern’. Home to nearly one million king penguins – half the world’s ...
The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents. If it gets stuck, it could make it hard for penguin ...
This story appears in the December 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. South Georgia rises sheer and stark from the sea, a hundred-mile arc of dark Antarctic peaks, ice fields, and hanging ...
The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is on a path toward South Georgia ... island. This development is raising concerns for the region's unique ecosystem, particularly its colonies of King ...
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Government ... against the penguins’ environment. They are one of six species of crested penguin and very closely related royal penguin.
The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting ... is home to precious colonies of King Emperor penguins and millions of elephant and fur ...
A23a, the world's largest iceberg, poses a major threat as it approaches South Georgia ... island, it may break into smaller lumps that may obstruct the access of feeding grounds for king ...
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