A23a Iceberg Breaks Free

This is a South Georgia news story, published by CNN.

South Georgia news

For more South Georgia news, you can click here:

more South Georgia news

environmental science news

For more environmental science news, you can click here:

more environmental science news

CNN news

For more news from CNN, you can click here:

more news from CNN

About the Otherweb

Otherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best science news, business news, entertainment news, and much more. If you like environmental science news, you might also like this article about

A23a iceberg

. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest particular iceberg news, iceberg news, environmental science news, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!

largest current iceberg

CNN

•

World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again | CNN

Summary

Nutrition label

83% Informative

The A23a iceberg calved from the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf in 1986 .

It remained grounded on the Antarctic ’s Weddell Sea floor for more than 30 years , probably until it shrank just enough to loosen its grip on the seafloor.

Scientists expect it will continue drifting along the ocean currents toward warmer water and the remote island of South Georgia .

VR Score

Informative language

Neutral language

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech