World’s largest iceberg moves toward an island off Antarctica where millions of penguins live
The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents ...
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Diving Antarctica's South Georgia Island
Dive into a bit of history in the waters surrounding this remote Antarctic island, the site of famed explorer Sir Ernest ...
Antarctica: World's Largest Iceberg A23a Drifts In Atlantic; Likely To Hit British Island South Georgia
For over 30 years, the A23a iceberg stayed anchored to the Antarctic Weddell Sea floor before it shrank and lost its grip on the seafloor which turned it into a massive floating fragment of ice. The ...
Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the South Atlantic
The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica towards ...
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'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at risk
A23a got stuck again, spinning in one place just north of the South Orkney Islands. But, in December 2024 it finally broke free. Related: Scientists peered into a s ...
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5 Books You Should Read Before Going To Antarctica
Antarctica has a wild, rich, and relatively recent history. Learning about it beforehand will not only entertain you, but enhance and improve your trip. Going to Antarctica? Amazing. It’s the ...
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Ice Patrol HMS Protector is helping to study the impact of tourism on Antarctica
According to IAATO, during the 2022/23 season more than 104,000 visitors traveled to Antarctica. The Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Protector took scientists on an Antarctic research cruise to analyze ...
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South Georgia Island, 250th Anniversary of British Possession, led by the great navigator James Cook
On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay in South Georgia Island. While his vessel HMS Resolution sat at anchor in the bay, Cook went ashore, hoisted the ...
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Mushy ice and lost kit: The scientists studying Antarctica as it melts
With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented rate, scientists are battling with dangerously thin ice and equipment falling through into the sea beneath. For 20 years, Simon Morley has ...