The World's Largest Iceberg Just Broke Off Of Antarctica
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The iceberg, dubbed A-76, is nearly six times the size of New York City.
A massive slab of ice, nearly six times the size of New York City, has broken off of an ice shelf in Antarctica, creating what is now the largest iceberg in the world, scientists recently announced. The iceberg, dubbed A-76, was spotted breaking away from the Ronne Ice Shelf in the Weddell Sea by a researcher with the British Antarctic Survey on May 13. The separation was confirmed by the U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) using satellite images. The long block of ice is roughly 1,668 square miles in size, spanning 89 nautical miles on its longest axis and 14 nautical miles on its widest axis, according to the USNIC. (In comparison, the entirety of New York City’s land area is about 303 square miles.)
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