The Megaberg A68A near South Georgia (1 Viewer)

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This has to be seen to be believed. Does anyone know of any good factual data about the calving and subsequent melt of this freshwater iceberg in Antarctica?
The image is a satellite image from December 2020, when the iceberg was free drifting and came close to South Georgia.

Sat image of A68A iceberg which calved in 2017 approaching South Georgia (island) in Dec 2020.jpg
A68A freshwater iceberg, which calved in 2017

South George animal habitat.jpg
South Georgia - animal habitat

South Georgia map.jpg
Map of South Georgia

South Georgia location.jpg
Location of South Georgia in relation to Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands and tip of South America.
 
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"The journey of A68a has been charted using observations from five different satellites. The iceberg’s area change was recorded using a combination of Sentinel-1, Sentinel-3, and MODIS imagery. Meanwhile, the iceberg’s thickness change was measured using CryoSat-2 and ICESat-2 altimetry. By combining these measurements, the iceberg’s area, thickness, and volume change were determined. "
 

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