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The calving of A-68 reduced the overall size of the Larsen C shelf by 12 percent. [5] [6] Historical data shows that many icebergs that break off from the Antarctic Peninsula reach South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. [7] The name "A-68" was assigned by the US National Ice Center. It broke into parts with the mother berg dubbed A-68A.
Nelson Island, Antarctica 1960 Fire (building) 8 Mirny Station fire [7] [8] [9] Mirny Station, Antarctica 1823 Shipwreck: 7 Jenny [10] Drake Passage, Southern Ocean Most likely a legend 1958 Aircraft: 7 Cape Hallett Bay plane crash [11] Cape Hallett Bay, Antarctica 6 survivors 1966 Aircraft: 6 Ross Ice Shelf plane crash [12] Ross Ice Shelf ...
An ice shelf protecting a key Antarctic glacier is breaking up faster than before, scientists say.
Sometimes, fissures and cracks may cause part of the shelf to break off; the largest known is about 31,000 km 2 (12,000 sq mi), that is, slightly larger than Belgium. [11] Iceberg B-15, the world's largest recorded iceberg, was calved from the Ross Ice Shelf during March 2000. Scientists have long been intrigued by the shelf and its composition.
An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday. The collapse ...
The collapse of the 463-square-mile Glenzer Conger ice shelf, which occurred last week, came as temperatures rose in the eastern section of Antarctica by as much as 70 degrees Fahrenheit above normal.
The Larsen Ice Shelf is a long ice shelf in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea, extending along the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula [1] from Cape Longing to Smith Peninsula. It is named after Captain Carl Anton Larsen , the master of the Norwegian whaling vessel Jason , who sailed along the ice front as far as 68°10' South during ...
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