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World's largest iceberg runs aground in South Atlantic after 1,200-mile journey (satellite photos)
Earth's largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of South Georgia Island, a common rendezvous spot for big bergs, new ...
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Tiny Antarctic Krill Benefit the Planet in Big Ways, but Face a Barrage of Threats
A single Antarctic krill is about the size of your pinky finger. But with an estimated population of more than 700 trillion ...
Antarctic microbes reveal climate impact on marine ecosystems
Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature ...
World's Largest Iceberg, Weighing Nearly 1 Trillion Tons, Runs Aground Near Sub-Antarctic Island
The world’s largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean, according to British ...
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World's largest iceberg — on collision course with remote penguin island — runs aground
It cracked off from continental Antarctica in 1986 and got stuck in the Weddell Sea, where it remained grounded for about ...
World's largest iceberg runs aground – narrowly avoiding smashing into British territory
Megaberg A23A has crash landed near the British overseas territory of South Georgia, an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean ...
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Role of the Falklands in the development and success of British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrated 60 years of scientific research in Antarctica as the UK’s national operator. BAS evolved from the Falkland Islands Dependency Survey (FIDS ...
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Antarctic solar array completed after three years’ work
In a salutary lesson for anyone thinking that installing solar panels is a bit too much effort, the British Antarctic Survey ...
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'Queen of icebergs' A23a grounds off South Atlantic wildlife haven
The world's largest iceberg has run aground just off the coast of South Georgia. But what does this mean for the wildlife ...
World’s largest iceberg runs aground before collision with sub-Antarctic island
The world’s largest and oldest iceberg, A23a, has come to a halt near South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, ...
World’s Largest, Oldest Iceberg Runs Aground Near Antarctic Island
A23a weighs nearly a trillion metric tons, making it the world’s largest active iceberg. It calved from Antarctica in 1986, ...
The gift of an iceberg to the ocean
As the iceberg melts, its released elements can alter the physics and chemistry of the ocean, propelling particles from the ...