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One Year Adrift, but Not Far
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One Year Adrift, but Not Far

Iceberg A-68A has moved a relatively short distance in the year since it calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf.

Published Jul 13, 2018

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Iceberg B-15J
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Iceberg B-15J

B-15J, a long-lived Antarctic iceberg, broke into small pieces in early December 2011, after drifting into warmer waters.

Published Dec 7, 2011

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Antarctic Ice Shelf Sheds Massive Iceberg
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Antarctic Ice Shelf Sheds Massive Iceberg

An iceberg about the size of Delaware has split off from the Larsen C ice shelf.

Published Jul 12, 2017

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Five-Year-Old Icebergs near South Georgia Island
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Five-Year-Old Icebergs near South Georgia Island

These photographs, taken from the International Space Station in January, 2004, show two pieces of a massive iceberg that broke off from the Ronne Ice Shelf in October, 1998. The pieces of iceberg A-38 have floated relatively close to South Georgia Island. After 5 years and 3 months adrift, they are approximately 1,500 nautical miles from their origin. In the oblique image, taken a few minutes later, the cloud pattern reveals the impact of the mountainous islands on the local wind field. At this time, the icebergs are sheltered in the lee side of the island.

Published Jan 26, 2004

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Landsat Spots Birth of Iceberg A-68
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Landsat Spots Birth of Iceberg A-68

Thermal imagery shows the relative warmth between the new iceberg and the Larsen C ice shelf.

Published Jul 21, 2017

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A Neat Slice of Ice in Antarctica
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A Neat Slice of Ice in Antarctica

A sharp-edged rectangular iceberg floats near the Larsen C ice shelf.

Published Oct 23, 2018

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Iceberg B-34 Makes Its Debut off Antarctica
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Iceberg B-34 Makes Its Debut off Antarctica

In early 2015, a new berg broke free from the Getz Ice Shelf.

Published Apr 21, 2015

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A-68 Adrift
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A-68 Adrift

Subtle features emerge as daylight illuminates the new iceberg from the Larsen C ice shelf.

Published Sep 30, 2017

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Antarctic Ice Shelf Sheds Bergs
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Antarctic Ice Shelf Sheds Bergs

A crack across the Nansen Ice Shelf has broken, shedding two icebergs—one large enough to earn the name C33.

Published Apr 13, 2016

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Another Iceberg from Former Ross Sea Giant
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Another Iceberg from Former Ross Sea Giant

In March 2000, an iceberg the size of a small U.S. state cracked off the leading edge of Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf.

Published Mar 1, 2007

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A Chip off the King Baudouin Ice Shelf
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A Chip off the King Baudouin Ice Shelf

In January 2015, a new iceberg broke off from an ice shelf in East Antarctica that had otherwise been quiet for decades.

Published Feb 7, 2015

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Glacial “Aftershock” Spawns Antarctic Iceberg
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Glacial “Aftershock” Spawns Antarctic Iceberg

Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic waters.

Published Feb 15, 2017

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IceTrek Expedition to AMIGOSberg
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IceTrek Expedition to AMIGOSberg

In March 2006, a team of researchers from the United States and Argentina visited an iceberg near the Antarctic Peninsula in order to gain a better understanding of how ice melts and disintegrates when it encounters warmer areas.

Published Mar 9, 2006

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Amery Ice Shelf
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Amery Ice Shelf

Rifts form a triple junction along the edge of a giant loose tooth in East Antarctica.

Published Feb 12, 2012

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Iceberg B-15T Still Adrift
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Iceberg B-15T Still Adrift

After 15 years, a fragment of a huge iceberg still floats off the coast of Antarctica.

Published Apr 12, 2015

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Antarctic Ice Collision
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Antarctic Ice Collision

In late March 2006, iceberg C-16 worked its way northward along the coastline and plowed into the tip of the Drygalski Ice Tongue.

Published Apr 4, 2006

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The Making of an Iceberg
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The Making of an Iceberg

The impending birth of a big, new iceberg from Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf will not have an immediate effect on sea level, but it could be an indicator of future problems.

Published Apr 14, 2017

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A Fracturing Berg in the Polar Night
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A Fracturing Berg in the Polar Night

The iceberg that calved from the Larsen C ice shelf has broken into two named bergs, as well as a handful of pieces.

Published Jul 27, 2017

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Daylight Returns to Larsen C
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Daylight Returns to Larsen C

Scientists are getting their first sunlit looks at the massive iceberg that broke away from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017.

Published Sep 14, 2017

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Antarctic Berg Shifts, Sea Ice Responds
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Antarctic Berg Shifts, Sea Ice Responds

Sea ice in an East Antarctic bay broke up, providing access to Cape Denison for the first time in six years.

Published Mar 4, 2016

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