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Iceberg Grinds to a Stop off South Georgia Island

Antarctic iceberg A-23A has slowed its drift and appears stuck in the shallow waters off the British overseas territory.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, ocean bathymetry data and digital elevation data from the British Oceanographic Data Center’s General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) and the British Antarctic Survey. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published March 7, 2025
Data acquired March 4, 2025

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
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