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A76: World’s Largest Iceberg

Recently, an enormous iceberg – named A-76 has been labelled as the biggest iceberg on Earth.

About A76

  • The berg broke off from the western side of Antarctica’s Ronne Ice Shelf into the Weddell Sea. The huge iceberg measures about 1,668 square miles (4,320 square km) in size.
  • A-76 snatched first place as the world’s biggest iceberg from iceberg A-23A, also located in the Weddell Sea. A-23A is around 1,498 square miles (3,880 square km) in size.
  • The iceberg was spotted by the British Antarctic Survey.
  • Impact on Sea Level Rise: The iceberg won’t contribute to to ....
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