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
B-15J, a long-lived Antarctic iceberg, broke into small pieces in early December 2011, after drifting into warmer waters.
Published Dec 7, 2011
A sharp-edged rectangular iceberg floats near the Larsen C ice shelf.
Published Oct 23, 2018
In April 2005, the A53a iceberg calved off the Larsen Ice Shelf and began drifting north. Nearly three years later, it began to disintegrate.
Published Mar 20, 2008
An iceberg about the size of Delaware has split off from the Larsen C ice shelf.
Published Jul 12, 2017Image of the Day Snow and Ice Remote Sensing Sea and Lake Ice
Rifts form a triple junction along the edge of a giant loose tooth in East Antarctica.
Published Feb 12, 2012
Thermal imagery shows the relative warmth between the new iceberg and the Larsen C ice shelf.
Published Jul 21, 2017
Subtle features emerge as daylight illuminates the new iceberg from the Larsen C ice shelf.
Published Sep 30, 2017Image of the Day Water Snow and Ice Remote Sensing Sea and Lake Ice
When this closely watched slab of floating ice births a giant iceberg, it will not be the first time it has seen dramatic change.
Published Feb 7, 2017Image of the Day Heat Land Water Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice
Ice shelves are thick slabs of ice that are attached to coastlines and extend out over the ocean. In the natural course of events, ice shelves often calve large icebergs. On February 28, 2008, however, the Wilkins Ice Shelf rapidly disintegrated into small pieces.
Published Mar 27, 2008
In early 2015, a new berg broke free from the Getz Ice Shelf.
Published Apr 21, 2015
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
Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite imagery analyzed at the University of Colorado’s National Snow and Ice Data Center revealed that the northern section of the Larsen B ice shelf, a large floating ice mass on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, has shattered and separated from the continent. This particular image was taken on March 5, 2002.
Published Mar 20, 2002
Wave action and glacial dynamics split another chunk of ice off of the Antarctic Peninsula in March 2013.
Published May 25, 2013
The ice shelf in East Antarctica has spawned its first major iceberg in more than half a century.
Published Oct 4, 2019
Icebergs and sea ice floated along Antarctica’s Mawson Coast in March 2013.
Published Mar 24, 2013
