martes, 25 de julio de 2017

ANTÁRTICA: Huge Antarctic iceberg finally breaks free - Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica




Huge Antarctic iceberg finally breaks free


After months of ‘hanging by a thread’ a vast iceberg the size of Norfolk has finally broken off Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf. Around 30 metres of this 190m thick block of ice sits above the sea surface.

Scientists now have opportunities to study the stability of the remaining ice shelf, as well as understanding how new biological communities might occupy the newly exposed ocean and underlying seabed areas.

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