The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again, drifting through the Southern Ocean after months stuck spinning on the same spot, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have said.

A23a, the world's largest and oldest iceberg, is finally cruising again through icy ocean waters after an unexpected delay. This summer, A23a got stuck near the South Orkney Islands, twirling in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Dec 17, 2024, 11:41am EST Images from 2023 from the Copernicus Sentinel ...

An aerial view of the A23a iceberg in the waters of The Southern Ocean off Antarctica in January 2024 A23a, once the world's largest iceberg, has almost completely disappeared after spending nearly 40 ...

The largest and oldest iceberg in the world, named A23a, is on the move again after being stuck in a votex for months near the South Orkney Islands. It is now drifting in the Southern Ocean. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the U.S. National Ice Center, the world's largest iceberg, named A23a, has broken up. As of August 2025, iceberg A23f ...

The world's formerly largest iceberg, A23a, has been transformed into a beautiful blob of stripy "blue mush," signaling its imminent demise, new satellite photos reveal. The dying ice mass, which ...

In 2025, A23a weighed a little under a trillion tonnes. A23a, one of the world's oldest and once the largest iceberg, is nearing the end of its 40-year journey across the Southern Ocean. This colossal ...