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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view of iceberg A23a in the South Atlantic Ocean near South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on November 24, 2024.

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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The image, taken in 2024, shows massive arches carved into A23a, revealing spectacular erosion and cave-like formations. Richard ...

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

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Thousands of miles from the U.N.'s climate summit in the Middle East, the world's largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than 35 years. Scientists ...

The world's largest and most enduring iceberg is splintering into smaller pieces, to the point that it's no longer the biggest chunk of ice floating in the oceans. The shrinking megaberg, known as ...

This megaberg is the size of Rhode Island and weighs a trillion tons. It could ground to a halt near South Georgia, a critical wildlife haven. A drone image shows A23a floating in the southern ocean.