1.5M views · 10K reactions | World's largest iceberg breaks off of Antarctica | Hashem Al-Ghaili | Facebook

The world's largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than three decades. At almost 4,000 square kilometers, the Antarctic iceberg called A23a is roughly three times the size of New York City. | Reuters

This is A23a, currently the largest iceberg on the planet, and after 30 years of being grounded in the Weddell Sea is now drifting north towards South Georgia. This massive tabular berg is 40 nautical miles long, up to 400 metres thick, covers 4000km2 and weighs just short of one trillion tonnes! Simply enormous. The iceberg is showing dramatic signs of erosion as it moves into warmer waters, combined with wave action from the large Southern Ocean swells. Filmed by Richard Sidey & @ianjstrachan

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