The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have a rich biodiversity ... of water caused by ocean currents hitting an underwater mountain. It previously hosted a Soviet research station.

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

The world's largest iceberg might be on a collision course for South Georgia Island. If it grounds on the continental shelf there, it could seriously disrupt wildlife and shipping in the area.

But it began to move again last year and is now approaching South Georgia Island, a small island mainly populated by penguins and seals. The iceberg had been stuck in a rotating water column near ...

Iceberg A23a (bottom left) and South Georgia Island (top right) as seen by Aqua's MODIS image on January 15, 2025. Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ocean.

The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, a remote and ecologically vital wildlife haven. This massive block of ice, about the size of Rhode Island, poses a ...

The iceberg, called A23a, was previously “trapped” spinning around an undersea mountain ... move towards the island soon.” Simon Wallace, a sea captain from the South Georgia government ...

The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven. The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, a remote and ecologically ...