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Iceberg about size of Greater London breaks off in Antarctica – WION
A massive iceberg broke off from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, video footage released on Friday showed.
A massive iceberg broke off from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, video footage released on Friday showed.
The massive ice structure, which was about the size of Greater London, broke off from the Brunt Ice Shelf, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
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The iceberg measured about 1,270 sq kms and got separated in a process called “calving”.
It happened about a decade after scientists first observed huge cracks forming on the…
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