Antarctic iceberg the size of London

An iceberg the size of London has calved off the Antarctic continent after cracks extended across the Brunt Ice Shelf


Jan 20

Brunt Ice Shelf

Flowing at 2km/year

Chasm-1 dormant until 2012

Comparison: London 1569km2


Jan 24

Iceberg
1550km2 
150m thick 
232bn tonnes

Halley VI Research Station

Chasm-1 extends across ice sheet

25 miles 40km


2017, Larsen C Ice Shelf: Iceberg A-68, 5800km2

Weddell Sea

2021, Ronne Ice Shelf: Iceberg A-76, 4320km2

Amundsen Sea

“Doomsday” Glacier: Scientists fear 192,000km2 Thwaites Glacier could collapse, triggering 3m sea level rise

2021, Brunt Ice Shelf: A-74, 1270km2

South Pole

Transantarctic Mountains

2000, Ross Ice Shelf: B15, 11,000km2

Ross Sea

1986, Filchner Ice Shelf: A-23A, 4000km2

Indian Ocean

ANTARCTICA

Antarctic Circle

1956, Southern Ocean: Largest iceberg ever witnessed, estimate 31,000km2


Source: BAS
Pictures: Landsat
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