The world's largest iceberg is moving again and is drifting away from Antarctica after breaking free from a vortex.
A23a has an area of 3,800 square kilometers and is 400 meters thick. It broke away from Antarctica in 1986, although shortly afterwards it ran aground in the open sea.
The depth of the iceberg is so great that its bottom sank to the floor of the Weddell Sea, where it remained stationary for more than 30 years.
It started to move north in 2020, but by spring 2024 it was spinning in place because it became trapped in an eddy near the southern Orkney Islands.
Recently, the large iceberg has begun to move further north.
Scientists are watching it to see if it will move along the same path that other large icebergs off Antarctica have followed.
It is believed that eventually it will leave the Southern Ocean and enter the Atlantic Ocean, where it will encounter warmer waters.
The chances are that this iceberg will break into smaller icebergs and eventually melt. (A2 Televizion)
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