Scientists plan mission to biggest iceberg as it drifts towards island
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#5BNH6)
Team will study effects on environment of A-68A, which is heading for South Georgia
Scientists are preparing for an urgent mission to the world's biggest iceberg, which is on a collision course with the island of South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
The A-68A iceberg, which is larger than Luxembourg, broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica in 2017 and has been drifting towards the island ever since.
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