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

It cracked off from continental Antarctica in 1986 and got ... put it on a possible collision course with South Georgia. The iceberg and the island are about the same size in square miles.

In the process, they also found an explanation for the mysterious discovery of ancient material from Antarctica near South Orkney, an island to the southwest of South Georgia. It is no strange ...

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 ...

South Georgia Island is a remote and isolated place that is brimming with wildlife. It’s 1,200 miles east of Antarctica and ...

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. (NASA Worldview via AP ...

A23a, the world’s largest and oldest iceberg, broke off Antarctica nearly 40 years ago. In 2020, it began to journey toward South Georgia. As the island is home to a plethora of biodiverse ...

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 island lies two days sailing east of the ... on a bucket-list trip When we finally leave to sail south to Antarctica, South Georgia delivers a spectacular farewell. A dozen orca race our ...

Its direction of movement has triggered assumptions that while heading north from the coast of Antarctica ... melt when it reached the remote island of South Georgia. However, the recent satellite ...

On the Antarctic island of South Georgia, in February ... A krill shrimp traps tiny plants with its thoracic legs off Antarctica. Euphausia superba breeds in Antarctic summer, January through ...

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 ...