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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.

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World’s largest iceberg ‘A23a’ to strike South Georgia Island soon. Details here

Currently, the gigantic iceberg A23a is moving toward the South Atlantic Ocean and will strike South Georgia Island in two to four weeks.

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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 shelf, leaving dead penguin chicks and seal pups on beaches as massive ice chunks blocked their access to feeding grounds,

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

But it began to move again last year and is now approaching South Georgia Island, a small island mainly populated by penguins and seals. The iceberg had been stuck in a rotating water column ...

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Iceberg Versus Island in the South Atlantic Ocean

Iceberg A23a is massive, slightly smaller than Long Island. It is drifting slowly towards South Georgia Island and if it ...

Wall Of Ice The Size Of Rhode Island Heading Toward Penguin-Packed Island

The world’s biggest iceberg is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals.

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