World's largest iceberg, A23a, grounded on British island
The oldest and largest iceberg on Earth landed on a sub-Antarctic island belonging to Britain Tuesday. According to the British Antarctic Survey research organization, the mass known as A23a has ...
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World's largest iceberg — on collision course with remote penguin island — runs aground
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World's largest iceberg runs aground in South Atlantic after 1,200-mile journey (satellite photos)
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World's largest iceberg, A23a, grounded on British island
The oldest and largest iceberg on Earth landed on a sub-Antarctic island belonging to Britain Tuesday. According to the British Antarctic Survey research organization, the mass known as A23a has ...