Iceberg Larger than London Breaks Off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf | ESA

Iceberg Larger than London Breaks Off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf | ESA

Satellite imagery confirms an iceberg around the size of Greater London broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf due to a natural process called ‘calving’. The iceberg, measuring 1550 sq km, detached from the 150 m-thick ice shelf a decade after scientists first spotted massive cracks in the shelf.

For more information on the newly-birthed A81 iceberg: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Giant_iceberg_breaks_away_from_Antarctic_ice_shelf

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: Jan. 27, 2023

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