12-07-2017 11:50 via Environment | The Guardian

Vast iceberg splits from Antarctic ice shelf – video explainer

A giant section of an Antarctic ice shelf has finally broken off. The split in the Larsen C ice shelf of the Antarctic peninsula has released an iceberg 5,000 sq km in size – an area about a quarter of the size of WalesOne of largest icebergs ever recorded breaks off Antarctic ice shelfContinue reading...
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