HUGE Antarctic iceberg the size of London is on the move 🧊 #shorts

This is the first footage of the massive A81 iceberg, which is the size of Greater London. It calved from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf in January and our glaciologists filmed this incredible sight on their way home from Halley Research Station.

A81 broke free when a large crack in the ice, called Chasm-1, extended across the entire ice shelf. The iceberg is on the move and is now 150km away from where it broke off.

The Brunt Ice Shelf is one of the most closely monitored ice shelves on the planet and is home to Halley Research Station. In fact, Halley used to be located on what is now the A81 iceberg, before a major operation was launched in 2016 to relocate the station 23km inland.

The calving has been long expected by scientists, who say this is a natural process in the lifecycle of a glacier. This is the second major iceberg to come from the region in two years. Monitoring by British Antarctic Survey glaciologists shows that the research station area currently remains largely unaffected by the calving event.

➡ Read this news story on the British Antarctic Survey website:
https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/first-ever-pictures-of-giant-iceberg-from-antarcticas-brunt-ice-shelf/

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