Iceberg A23a measures 40 by 32 nautical miles, according to the U.S. National Ice Center. For comparison, Hawaii's island of Oahu is 44 miles long and 30 miles across.

The world's biggest iceberg is on the move – and it's got the moves.. The nearly 1,000-ton iceberg, known as A23a, located near Antarctica has done a twirl and spun in a circle. It's not totally ...

Iceberg A23a's origin goes back to 1986, when the Filchner Ice Shelf's leading edge broke off three icebergs. For decades, A23a was stuck to a sandbank in shallow waters.

The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again, drifting through the Southern Ocean after months stuck spinning on the same spot, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have said.

Iceberg A23a weighs nearly a trillion metric tonnes and takes up 4,000 square km. Since calving off West Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986, the iceberg — which once hosted a Soviet ...

The A23a iceberg is seen in an image from the European Space Agency taken on Nov. 14, 2023. European Space Agency "Over the last decade, we have seen a steady 2.5m ...

However, A23a may not hold its size title for long, because as of May 16, it is only around 12 square miles (31 square km) larger than the next-biggest iceberg, D15A, according to the U.S ...

Iceberg A23a measures 40 by 32 nautical miles, according to the U.S. National Ice Center. For comparison, Hawaii's island of Oahu is 44 miles long and 30 miles across.

World's largest iceberg on the move after dislodging from ocean floor 04:09. The world's largest and oldest iceberg, named A23a, has run aground in shallow waters off the coast of South Georgia, a ...

Iceberg "A23a," which is five times bigger than New York City, is heading towards the southern Atlantic Ocean after being stuck for almost four decades.

A23a has held the “largest current iceberg” title several times since the 1980s, occasionally being surpassed by larger but shorter-lived icebergs, including A68 in 2017 and A76 in 2021.