The largest iceberg in the world, named A-76, about 170 km long and 25 km wide, is drifting away from the Ronne pack ice in Antarctica. A76, originally spotted by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), a British polar research organization with a base nearby, will wander and melt in the Weddell Sea, according to a statement released Wednesday, May 20, by the European Space Agency. Several studies are ...[Read More]
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This image distributed by the European Space Agency (ESA) on May 20, 2021 shows a view of the A-76 iceberg off the Ronne sea ice in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. It was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.
Credits: ESA.