The world's largest iceberg A23a, which drifted into clean water in the Southern Ocean, will soon cease to exist under the influence of wind, waves and warm ocean waters, scientists at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute predict.
The Institute noted that another option for the giant iceberg with an area of about 4,200 square kilometers, may be its entry into the Weddell current circulation system. In this case, the ice block will continue to drift for several more years.
In 1986, Iceberg A23a broke off from the outer edge of the Filchner ice shelf and was stranded in the central part of the Weddell Sea for more than 30 years. But in the spring of 2023, it began actively drifting towards the edge of the ice. Moving along the shores of the Antarctic peninsula, the ice block made a journey of about 2,000 km, gazeta.ru reports.
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