After five years of travel, the Ginormous A23A iceberg seems to run on the ground near the South Georgia Island of the South Ocean.
A23A weighs nearly one trillion metric tons, making it the largest iceberg in the world. It gathered from Antarctica in 1986, making it the oldest mountain in the world. And now after that Floated for half a decadeA23A has about 56 miles itself (90 kilometers) in the south of South Georgia.
“If the iceberg is on, we do not expect that it will have a significant impact on the local wildlife in the southern Georgia.” In the past few decades, the many iceberg that ended with the use of this route. Through the southern ocean soon, then dissolve and dissolve Commercial fishery However, in the past, and when the mountain broke into a narrower piece This may make fisheries in the area more difficult and may be possible. dangerous
A23A – The iceberg that is slightly larger than the road, road Island – has been staying in the sea for decades before it takes the south of Georgia. Berg has received. Stuck in a whirlpool That allows its path to be more predicted, but in 2024, the mountain escaped from a whirlpool. Clash courses With South Georgia, now the 1.312 feet of cliffs (400 meters) of objects staying in the south of the island and may dissolve and dissolve slowly on that site.
“From the scientific perspective, we are eager to see how the iceberg will affect the local ecosystem,” Meijers added, “The nutrients that stirred by the grounding and from its dissolution may increase the ability to eat all the regional ecosystems, including the charming penguin and seals.”
According to questions and answers to Meijers, posted on the British Antarctic Exploration website. Berg has not been divided into small pieces, just like the similar megabers in the past.
Because the A23A has a grounding cord now, it is likely to break up, but Berg is still struggling for free and proceeding in the north. Meijers noted that one of the iceberg came within 620 miles (1,000 km) of Person, Australia, because of the warm water and the weather that was warm, and in the end it broke down.
For now, A23A is quite easy to follow. For one, it is one of the enormous ice pieces. Easy to see for delivery service providers and even satellites in space. Secondly, the iceberg is stuck in one place, but when the A23A begins to break down – even if it is dangerous – the iceberg is much more difficult to follow, which may be harmful to fishing.
According to the world meijers, the ice shelf has lost about 6,000 billion metric tons since 2000. Human climate change is accelerating the loss of ice shelves, which affects the ocean flow and the increase in sea level in the midst of other factors.
Scientists are closely watching the mountains – including how the local sea creatures respond to their newest neighbors.