World’s largest iceberg runs aground in South Georgia and blocks off key penguin feeding ground
The so-called A23a iceberg, the world's largest, has run aground in South Georgia after almost 40 years at sea, threatening important penguin colonies.
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RRS Sir David Attenborough in front of the A23a iceberg.
Pic:BAS/PA
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The megaberg is visible from space. Pic: NASA Worldview/AP
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Macaroni penguins are the most common type in South Georgia. Pic:CTK/AP
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