World s largest iceberg breaks off in Antarctica: European Space Agency
3 hours ago A view captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission of the A-76 iceberg off the Ronne Ice Shelf.
A huge iceberg, the world s largest, has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica and is floating through the Weddell Sea, the European Space Agency said.
Called A-76 and roughly the shape of Manhattan but more than 70 times bigger, it was picked up on satellite images and is currently the largest berg in the world , the ESA said on Wednesday.
The iceberg is around 170 kilometres (105 miles) long and 25 kilometres wide, with an area of 4,320 square kilometres, slightly larger than the Spanish island of Majorca.
World s Largest Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica: European Space Agency
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