A-74 iceberg near collision with Brunt Ice Shelf

A-74 iceberg near collision with Brunt Ice Shelf

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Paris (ESA) Aug 23, 2021

Iceberg A-74, approximately 1.5 times the size of Greater Paris, calved from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf earlier this year. Over the last six months, it has remained close to the shelf it broke away from owing largely to ocean currents. In early August, strong easterly winds have spun the iceberg around the western tip of Brunt, brushing slightly against the ice shelf before continuing southwar

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