geography of antarctica
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World’s Largest Iceberg Has Officially Gone Rogue
What’s white, weighs roughly one trillion metric tons, and is now heading away from the Antarctic Peninsula? If you guessed iceberg A23a, you’re absolutely right, as this colossal chunk of snow and ice is finally leaving the cradle. Iceberg A23a managed to dislodge itself from the ocean floor in November 2023, but its story actually…
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Gigantic Iceberg Nearly Smashes Into Antarctic Ice Shelf
After lying dormant for over half a year, the world’s second largest iceberg has finally sprung to life — and it narrowly avoided a collision that could have resulted in an even larger iceberg.
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Iceberg More Than 20 Times the Size of Manhattan Breaks Off Antarctic Ice Shelf
An iceberg more than 20 times the size of Manhattan split off from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica this week because our planet is totally having a normal one.