Saturday, 27 February 2010

Large Iceberg breaks off Antarctica’s Mertz Glacier

Scientists have discovered the calving of a large iceberg from Antarctica’s Mertz Glacier. The iceberg — 78 kilometres long with a surface area of roughly 2,500 square kilometres, about the size of Luxembourg — broke off after being rammed by another iceberg, 97 kilometres long. The future position of the two giant icebergs will likely [...] http://bit.ly/cRweZe

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