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World s Largest Iceberg Nears Collision With An Island, Penguins At Risk
World s Largest Iceberg Nears Collision With An Island, Penguins At Risk
The iceberg is less than 31 miles off the coast of South Georgia Island, and a shallow shelf area is extending from the island, possibly toward a collision if ocean currents push the iceberg northward.
Updated: December 11, 2020 12:12 pm IST
The iceberg is more than 650 feet thick, with about nine-tenths of it underwater. (Representational)
An iceberg larger than Rhode Island that broke off an Antarctic ice shelf in 2017 is closing in on South Georgia Island, a British territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. The iceberg, designated A68a by the National Ice Center, is being steered by ocean currents to a position closer to the island, which is home to large colonies of penguins, seals and other unique wildlife. ....

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