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Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)

Measuring roughly 1,350 square miles (3,500 square kilometers) across, A23a is the world's largest and oldest iceberg according to AFP News. Its imposing size and slow, steady movement have captivated oceanographers and researchers alike, though predicting its exact path has proven difficult due to the unpredictable forces of ocean currents.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

World's biggest iceberg could be on collision course with Antarctic penguin island: "Game of Thrones-esque"

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

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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.

KTBS · 16h

Mega-iceberg drifts towards Antarctic penguin island

The world's biggest iceberg -- more than twice the size of London -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins

Omaha.com · 2d

Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heads toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica

If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young could starve.

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World's biggest iceberg is on the loose in the Atlantic. Where is it headed?

The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...

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World's largest iceberg is on a collision path with remote islands

This is not the first time an iceberg has posed a threat to South Georgia. In 2004, iceberg A38 "grounded on its continental ...

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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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One Trillion Ton Iceberg on Crash Course for Small Island

A23a, the world’s largest iceberg, broke loose from Antarctica; now it’s spiraling towards South Georgia Island.

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World's Largest Iceberg Might Hit South Georgia

If A23a, an Antarctic iceberg the size of Rhode Island, grounds off South Georgia Island, it will create a hazard for wildlife and ships alike.

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 ...

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