A-76, the World’s Largest Iceberg

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The European Space Agency would like to introduce the world to A-76, the newest and largest iceberg calved from the Ronne Ice Shelf in the Weddell Sea:

The enormity of the berg makes it the largest in the world, snatching first place from the A-23A iceberg (approximately 3880 sq km in size) which is also located in the Weddell Sea. In comparison, the A-74 iceberg that broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in February earlier this year, was only 1270 sq km.

Read more and see an animation here

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