The world's largest iceberg, A23a, has officially melted away in the South Atlantic after an epic 40-year journey.

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.

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 ...

Forty years after breaking away from Antarctica, the frozen colossus known as A23a died as it lived: drifting around the bottom of the globe, fascinating ardent observers, and offering scientists ...

The end came in March 2026, when the United States National Ice Center reported that A23a had become too small to continue ...

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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 ...

At its peak, the A23a mega iceberg spanned around 3,500 square kilometres, which is double the size of London and triple that ...

March 4 (UPI) --The oldest and largest iceberg on Earth landed on a sub-Antarctic island belonging to Britain Tuesday. According to the British Antarctic Survey research organization, the mass known ...

The world's biggest iceberg is on the move – and it's got the moves. The nearly 1,000-ton iceberg, known as A23a, located near Antarctica has done a twirl and spun in a circle. It's not totally ...