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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rituparna Chatterjee

World’s largest iceberg on the move again after months spinning on the spot

The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again after decades of being grounded on the seafloor and more recently spinning on the spot, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).

The mega A23a iceberg has broken free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands and is now drifting in the Southern Ocean, scientists said.

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