A-68a was sliced off from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017. The iceberg made up 12 percent of the entire ice shelf, amassing a surface area of 5,800 square kilometers (2,200 square miles).

The breakup of the massive Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica is getting closer and will eventually produce an iceberg the size of Delaware prowling the Southern Ocean, according to new NASA data.

The calving site, or remnants of the massive iceberg departure from the ice shelf, as seen from Research Vessel Falkor (too). The calving site, or remnants of the massive iceberg departure from ...

On January 13, when an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from Antarctica’s immense George VI Ice Shelf, scientists in a nearby research vessel did something nobody had ever done.

An iceberg the size of Chicago that broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf has revealed a thriving ecosystem beneath it, according to researchers. On Jan. 13, the iceberg, named A-84, broke off from ...

ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute In January, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from a massive ice shelf in Antarctica, revealing an underwater world never before seen by humans.

An iceberg break-off in Antarctica led to the unexpected discovery of a thriving marine ecosystem beneath the George VI Ice Shelf. The research team found diverse species, highlighting the effects ...