The world's largest iceberg has run aground and may soon start breaking up, scientists at the British Antarctic Survey said. A23a, as the iceberg is known, appears to have come to a standstill near ...

The world's largest iceberg has run aground in shallow waters off the remote British island of South Georgia, home to ...

Flying over the massive iceberg, it's indistinguishable from the horizon. But as it melts, chunks of ice risk floating ...

However, it broke free in December and embarked on a journey north from Antarctica to South Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean. Previous disasters saw birds and seals dying in the frozen conditions of ...

This Wednesday 17 January, the flag of UK Overseas Territory South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands proudly flew over King Charles Street in London to celebrate South Georgia Possession Day.

A23a - the world’s largest and oldest iceberg - has run aground on the continental shelf near the island of South Georgia, scientists say. The nearly one-trillion-tonne block of ice was calved ...

The waters surrounding South Georgia, nestled beneath glaciated mountains, are among the most biologically rich in the ...

The British Antarctic Survey says nutrients from the grounding and melting of the megaberg known as ‘A23a’ may boost food for penguins and seals.

Iceberg A23a, the world’s largest and oldest iceberg, has run aground near the island of South Georgia, scientists say (Alamy/PA) Emily Beament5 March 2025 The world’s largest and oldest ...