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A68a: World's biggest iceberg is fraying at the edges

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BBC News

Publication Date
2020-12-02

Iceberg A68a has been imaged at high resolution for the first time in months - and it's in a ragged condition. The world's biggest berg is riven with cracks. Battered by waves and under constant attack from warm waters, it's now shedding countless small blocks. A68a, which broke away from Antarctica in 2017, is on a direct heading for the South Atlantic island of South Georgia.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55158983