The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course for the island of South Georgia, raising concerns for the British ...

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

The iceberg, called A23a, was previously “trapped” spinning around an undersea mountain for several months, according to Andrew Meijers, a physical oceanographer at the British Antarctic Survey.

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

The iceberg in question is A-23A, sometimes called A23a. It is the world’s oldest and largest — about the size of Rhode Island — and weighs nearly 1 trillion tons. As it moves along ...

The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in ...

A23a was confirmed to be intact and 173 miles from South Georgia A23a, arguably the world’s largest and oldest iceberg which has been wandering through the South Atlantic and headed for the ...

The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, a remote and ecologically vital wildlife haven. This massive block of ice, about the size of Rhode Island, poses a ...

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.

Languages: English. The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is on a path toward South Georgia, a remote British territory and wildlife haven in the South Atlantic. The colossal ice mass, currently 173 ...

The slab of ice — named A23a — weighs almost one trillion tonnes and could slam into South Georgia Island. Researchers say in the next two to four weeks, the iceberg could be wedged in the ...