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news Mission to investigate gigantic iceberg A68a © David White Robotic gliders will be used to gather measurements under and around the iceberg A team of scientists is being sent to the South Atlantic to study the giant iceberg A68a. The 3,900-sq-km behemoth is currently drifting offshore of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia where it threatens to run aground. If that happens it could make life extremely difficult for the wildlife haven s penguins and seals as they go about foraging for fish and krill. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will lead the expedition. The researchers will approach A68a in the Royal Research Ship James Cook.

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