The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that's home to millions of penguins and seals. The trillion-ton slab of ice — ...

An iceberg seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite, known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15, 2025, off the coast of Antarctica. [Photo: NASA Worldview ...

The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential ... said he was confident the iceberg would sidestep South Georgia. "The island acts as an obstacle for ocean currents ...

The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course ... said he was confident the iceberg would sidestep South Georgia. "The island acts as an obstacle for ocean ...

A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

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

A23a broke off from Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf in ... it appears to be on track to smack into South Georgia Island, a British Overseas Territory. Currently, A23a is about 280km from the ...

The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have a rich biodiversity ... feature shortly given the warmer waters now surrounding Antarctica, due to which more ice chunks will most likely ...

The iceberg calved off West Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf ... Why does it pose a threat to South Georgia? The iceberg could ground against the island, meaning that the many seals and penguins ...

The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica ... could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided ...