Whats white, weighs roughly one trillion metric tons, and is now heading away from the Antarctic Peninsula?
A combination of winds and currents contributed to its long-overdue jailbreak in early November of last year.
It brushed the east coast of Elephant Island and is now en route to the southern Atlantic Ocean.
Iceberg A23a broke free from the ocean floor in November 2023, but is now journeying away from Antarctica.Gif: ESA (Data source: Sea-ice concentration from ASMR-2, University of Bremen/JAXA)/Gizmodo
Thats a big boylarge enough to pack 68 Manhattan islands within its sprawling expanse.
Its difficult to predict the icebergs journey from here.
This gradual breakdown will be advantageous to the creatures living in its vicinity.
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