In 2020, it began to journey toward South Georgia. As the island is home to a plethora of biodiverse species, South Georgia’s future was in question as A23a barreled toward it for almost five years.

The iceberg A23a has run aground in the shallow waters off of South Georgia, a remote British territory in the Southern Atlantic, researchers say. Latest U.S.

Iceberg A-23A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice chunks around the Antarctic island of South Georgia.

A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall on course to hit British island. The world’s largest iceberg, stretching from horizon to horizon, is on course to hit South Georgia Island ...

The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica toward the island of South Georgia.. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...

An infographic titled "A23a iceberg headed toward collision with South Georgia" created in Ankara, Turkiye on January 23, 2025. Omar Zaghloul/Anadolu via Getty Images ...

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.

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.

Iceberg A23a is fast approaching the remote British island of South Georgia and the Sandwich islands When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...