Iceberg A23a measures 40 by 32 nautical miles, according to the U.S. National Ice Center. For comparison, Hawaii's island of Oahu is 44 miles long and 30 miles across.

The world's biggest iceberg is on the move – and it's got the moves.. The nearly 1,000-ton iceberg, known as A23a, located near Antarctica has done a twirl and spun in a circle. It's not totally ...

Iceberg A23a's origin goes back to 1986, when the Filchner Ice Shelf's leading edge broke off three icebergs. For decades, A23a was stuck to a sandbank in shallow waters.

The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again, drifting through the Southern Ocean after months stuck spinning on the same spot, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have said.

Iceberg A23a weighs nearly a trillion metric tonnes and takes up 4,000 square km. Since calving off West Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986, the iceberg — which once hosted a Soviet ...

The world's biggest iceberg is on the move after more than 30 years being stuck to the ocean floor. The iceberg, called A23a, split from the Antarctic coastline in 1986. But it swiftly grounded in ...

The A23a iceberg is seen in an image from the European Space Agency taken on Nov. 14, 2023. European Space Agency "Over the last decade, we have seen a steady 2.5m ...

However, A23a may not hold its size title for long, because as of May 16, it is only around 12 square miles (31 square km) larger than the next-biggest iceberg, D15A, according to the U.S ...

The colossal iceberg known as A23a has been slowly spinning in one spot of the Southern Ocean since April. Here’s what experts have to say on the phenomenon.

The world's largest iceberg, A23a, has grounded 73 kilometers off South Georgia Island, alleviating concerns about a potential collision that could have disrupted the local wildlife's food supply.

World's largest iceberg on the move after dislodging from ocean floor 04:09. The world's biggest iceberg — three time the size of New York City — could drift toward a remote island where a ...