A 1,270km2, 150m-thick iceberg on Friday split off from Antarctica, near a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) station.
The separation occurred just more than 20km from Britain’s Halley research station, but there was no one at the base when the chunk separated from the Brunt Ice Shelf.
The BAS, which has been operating Halley in a reduced role since 2017 because of the concern that an iceberg might imminently split off, captured footage of large cracks in the area earlier this month.
Large cracks in the ice of that part of Antarctica were first discovered a decade ago and the BAS has been monitoring
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The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) confirmed the calving on Friday, saying their research base - which sits inland on the floating ice shelf - is not considered likely to be affected.
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