Scientists now have good numbers to describe the true scale of the world's biggest iceberg, A23a. Satellite measurements show the frozen block has a total average thickness of just over 280m (920ft) ... this gives a volume of roughly 1,100 cubic km and a mass just below a trillion tonnes.
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Wow. Icebergs are forming during the southern hemisphere summer.
Zillions billions bajillions of ice.
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Just don't try and go there O.K?
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