Giant iceberg, 5,000 square kilometers, set to calve from Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Friday, January 6, 2017 - 14:01
in Earth & Climate
A huge iceberg looks set to break away from the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. Satellite observations from December 2016 show a growing crack in the ice shelf which suggests that an iceberg with an area of up to 5,000 square kilometers is likely to calve soon.