Iceberg A-68 calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in July 2017.[1][2][3] With a surface area of 5,800 square kilometres, twice the size of Luxembourg, larger than Delaware and weighing one trillion tonnes,[4] it is one of the largest recorded icebergs, the largest being B-15 which measured 11,000 square kilometres before breaking up. The calving of A-68 reduced the overall size of the Larsen C shelf by 12 percent.[4]
There is no projected path at this point; however, historical data shows many icebergs broken off from the Antarctic Peninsula reach the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.[5]
The name “A-68” was assigned by the US National Ice Center.
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