Iceberg A-68 is an iceberg that broke away from the Larsen ice shelf in July 2017 [1] [2] [3] . In July 2017, it had an area of 5800 km², which is twice as large as Luxembourg , its size is 175 by 50 km and its mass is one trillion tons [4] . This is one of the largest registered icebergs. A-68 splintering reduced the total area of the Larsen C ice shelf by 12 percent [4] .
Researchers expect the iceberg to move northeast to the island group of South Georgia [5] .
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In 2014, researchers noticed a growing crack on the surface of the glacier. Subsequently, the iceberg was connected to the glacier with a 20-kilometer jumper, which then collapsed. An iceberg was expected from January 2017 [6]. From July 10 to 12, 2017, the iceberg separated from the Larsen S ice field [7] [8] .
At the beginning of August 2017, the iceberg was located near the glacier and was held by the pressure of sea ice, only 5 km away from the southern side [9] .
Satellite observations a few days after its formation already indicate the destruction of the iceberg [7] [8] [10] [9] .
See also
- B-15
Notes
- ↑ Larsen C calves trillion ton iceberg . Project MIDAS (12 July 2017). Date of treatment July 12, 2017.
- ↑ Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic , BBC (12 July 2017).
- ↑ Massive iceberg breaks away from Antarctica , CNN (12 July 2017). Date of treatment July 13, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Davis . What happened next to the giant Larsen C iceberg? (English) , The Guardian (August 2, 2017). Date of treatment August 2, 2017.
- ↑ Mosher, Dave Where Antarctic iceberg from Larsen C shelf might go in Southern Ocean . Business Insider (July 12, 2017). Date of treatment July 21, 2017.
- ↑ Was den Riesen-Eisberg A68 so unheimlich macht . In: n-tv , 13. Juli 2017. Abgerufen am 13. Juli 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Gigantischer Eisberg treibt Richtung Nordosten . In: Norddeutscher Rundfunk , 12. Juli 2017. Abgerufen am 13. Juli 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Gigantischer Eisberg in der Antarktis abgebrochen . In: Westdeutscher Rundfunk , 12. Juli 2017. Abgerufen am 13. Juli 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Rieseneisberg von kilometerlangen "Zwergen" begleitet in: Der Standard Onlineausgabe, Stand: 08/02/2017, 12:17, abgerufen am 10. August 2017.
- ↑ Bryan Kahn: The Larsen C Iceberg Is Already Cracking Up. . In: Climate Central , 19. Juli 2017. Abgerufen am 22. Juli 2017.