The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is on a collision course with South Georgia Island, raising alarms for local wildlife.

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.

The iceberg in question is A-23A, sometimes called A23a. It is the world’s oldest ... The ice slab is meandering and moving parallel to South Georgia Island, oceanographer Andrew Meijers said.

Scientists are monitoring A23a closely, anticipating two possible scenarios: the iceberg could collide with South Georgia and become lodged, or ocean currents might divert it around the island.

The huge iceberg A23a measures almost 1,500 ... Why does it pose a threat to South Georgia? The iceberg could ground against the island, meaning that the many seals and penguins which live there ...

A23a, arguably the world’s largest and oldest iceberg which has been wandering through the South Atlantic and headed for the British Overseas Territory of the South Georgia Islands since last ...

The slab of ice — named A23a — weighs almost one trillion tonnes and could slam into South Georgia Island. Researchers say in the next two to four weeks, the iceberg could be wedged in the ...

Iceberg A23a (bottom left) and South Georgia Island (top right) as seen by Aqua's MODIS image on January 15, 2025. Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ocean.

Currently, A23a is about 280km from the island. South Georgia will be ... advises the South Georgian government, noted. "South Georgia sits in Iceberg Alley, so impacts are to be expected for ...

A23a has followed roughly the same ... said he was confident the iceberg would sidestep South Georgia. "The island acts as an obstacle for ocean currents and therefore usually diverts the water ...

The world’s largest iceberg is heading towards a remote British island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean and could threaten millions of penguins and seals that live there. The huge iceberg ...