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Giant iceberg roughly the size of Tipperary is drifting for first time in 30 years

Giant iceberg roughly the size of Tipperary is drifting for first time in 30 years

It’s no Cork, but it’s big enough. An iceberg, one of the world’s largest, has broken free and has gone into drift for the first time in over thirty years, according to scientists. The giant iceberg measuring around 4000km2, which is roughly the size of county Tipperary (4305 km2) or around three times the size of […]

2 years ago

World’s largest iceberg forms in Antarctica after separating from ice shelf

World’s largest iceberg forms in Antarctica after separating from ice shelf

The iceberg is larger than the island of Majorca and four times the size of New York City. A massive iceberg has separated from Antarctica’s Ronne Ice Shelf and is now lying in the Weddell Sea, according to the European Space Agency. The iceberg, titled A-76, measures at around 4,320 sq km in size, currently […]

5 years ago

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