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Giant Antarctic iceberg on collision course with British territory of South Georgia – The Guardian
Fears the 150km long A-68A iceberg, which broke away from Larsen C ice shelf in 2017, could disrupt wildlife and shipping routes
A massive Antarctic iceberg the size of a small country is heading for the island of South Georgia with concerns it could disrupt the British territorys economy and its wildlife.
Iceberg A-68A broke off the Larsen C ice shelf on the east of Antarcticas peninsula in July 2017 and is about the same size as South Georgia, where its feared it could be heading.
A-68A, which is now 150km (93 miles) long and 48km (30 miles) wide, has since drifted about 1,400km north through an area known as iceberg alley…
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