One of world’s largest icebergs drifting beyond Antarctic waters after it was grounded for 3 decades

The British Antarctic Survey reports that a gigantic iceberg has started to meander past the waters of Antarctica after spending over thirty years immobilized. The colossal ice mass, designated A23a, initially separated from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986. Subsequently, it ran aground and stood fastened to the seabed, persisting throughout the years in the Weddell Sea…