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A23a is currently the world’s largest iceberg. It was stuck in the Weddell Sea for many years before slowly beginning to move out towards open ocean in the Southern Ocean.
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Description:
Iceberg A23a spins north of the South Orkney Islands.
Phenomena: Ocean Sea Ice
Satellite: NOAA-20 NOAA-21 S-NPP
Product: Day/Night Band
Instrument: VIIRS
The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is on the move in the Southern Ocean. This chunk of ice larger than the state of Rhode Island passed to the north of the Orkney Islands as the month of March progressed.
Product: Near Constant Contrast
NOAA-20 catches a clear view of iceberg A23a.
Phenomena: Sea Ice
Satellite: NOAA-20
Product: Visible (I1)
Iceberg A23a spent the month of February drifting around in the Weddell Sea between the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
Iceberg A23a as seen in early January.
Where in the world is the largest iceberg, A23a? This imagery highlights the location of this icy behemoth.
Satellite: GOES-16
Product: GeoColor
Instrument: ABI
Iceberg A23a continues is slow journey northeastward in the Southern Ocean.
A high resolution view of A23a, captured by NOAA-21.
Satellite: NOAA-21
Iceberg A23a – the world’s largest – was on the move through the end of 2023.
Say hello to iceberg A23a, the largest iceberg in the world. This extraordinary month-long time lapse captures its journey from the Weddell Sea into open ocean waters.
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