British Royal Air Force was able to capture photos of the world’s largest iceberg as it headed towards the South Atlantic, specifically toward South Georgia Island. The photos of the iceberg, called A68a, were taken by a British military aircraft, which was able to get close to the iceberg:
In a Facebook post, British officials note that because of the iceberg's massive size, it's nearly impossible to photograph it in full with the exception of satellite imagery.
The chunk of ice cleaved off the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica in 2017 at a reported size of roughly 2,300 square miles. Researchers have noted for some weeks now that A68a has been on a collision with the island of South Georgia.
The iceberg is roughly 130 miles off the island's coast and could run aground in shallow coastal waters.
The government there said Saturday that it's keeping a close eye on the iceberg's trajectory.
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