World's Largest Iceberg, Weighing Nearly 1 Trillion Tons, Runs Aground Near Sub-Antarctic Island

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The A23a iceberg is twice the size of Greater London, and slightly smaller than the State of Rhode Island

World’s Largest Iceberg, Weighing Nearly 1 Trillion Tons, Runs Aground Near Sub-Antarctic Island | Watch

The world’s largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean, according to British researchers.

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) announced on Tuesday, March 4 that the A23a iceberg is currently grounded on the continental shelf about 90 kilometers (56 miles) from the island of South Georgia in the sub-Antarctic area.

The A23a iceberg is twice the size of Greater London, and slightly smaller than Rhode Island, according to CNN.

Dr. Andrew Meijers, an oceanographer at BAS, said experts do not expect the iceberg, which weighs nearly a trillion tons, to disrupt local wildlife if it remains aground, per BAS. However, he added, it could make operations “more difficult and potentially hazardous” for commercial fisheries.

“It will be interesting to see what will happen now,” Meijers explained. ”From a scientific perspective we are keen to see how the iceberg will affect the local ecosystem.”

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