Chad Greeneat NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Californiasays a large iceberg like A23a calves off of one of Antarctica’s ice shelves about once a decade; the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf sees such an event about once every 50 years. “Icebergs are like earthquakes – we ge...
Map shows path of Iceberg A23a as it breaks away from Antarctica. NASA The iceberg, whichreportedlyweighs nearly one trillion metric tons, has been seen freely drifting beyond Antarctic waters toward the Southern Ocean. It is expected to be swept to an area known as “iceberg alley,”...
Such a catastrophe was ultimately averted when the iceberg broke up into smaller chunks — a possible endgame for A23a as well. But "an iceberg of this scale has the potential to survive for quite a long time in the Southern Ocean, even though it's much war...
其次是冰山被看到的顺序。The world's largest iceberg is named A23A.世界上最大的冰山被命名为A23a。It was the 23rd iceberg sighted in the A quadrant of Antarctica.它是在南极洲A象限被发现的第23座冰山。The continent is divided into A, B, C, and D quadrants, did you know?南极洲被划分为A...