The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is on a collision course with South Georgia Island, raising alarms for local wildlife.

It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for ...

The huge iceberg A23a measures almost 1,500 ... Why does it pose a threat to South Georgia? The iceberg could ground against the island, meaning that the many seals and penguins which live there ...

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.

Utrecht University researchers are studying the routes that icebergs followed during geological periods of rapid ice cap deterioration, such as the ends of ice ages.

The iceberg in question is A-23A, sometimes called A23a. It is the world’s oldest ... The ice slab is meandering and moving parallel to South Georgia Island, oceanographer Andrew Meijers said.

Scientists are monitoring A23a closely, anticipating two possible scenarios: the iceberg could collide with South Georgia and become lodged, or ocean currents might divert it around the island.

The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven. The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, a remote and ecologically ...

Iceberg A23a (bottom left) and South Georgia Island (top right) as seen by Aqua's MODIS image on January 15, 2025. Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ocean.

Megaberg A23a might be on the verge of running into South Georgia and surrounding islands in the South Atlantic. The result could spell trouble for wildlife on those islands, and A23a's movement ...

The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or ... major harm from the iceberg, named A23a. What's happening is more spectacular ...