A huge mass of ice, known as A-76, recently broke off of Antarctica and has been classified by scientists as the largest iceberg in the world.
The breaking off of the iceberg was captured by a satellite from the European Space Agency. It is over 1600 square miles, comparable to the size of Rhode Island or the Spanish Island of Majorca.
A-76 now floats in the Weddell Sea where it joined the former largest iceberg, A-23A.
The breaking off of A-76 is due to a cyclical process unrelated to climate change, scientists say. According to a glacier scientist, the formation of A-76 will not raise ocean levels. Furthermore, A-76 is expected to break into 2-3 smaller chunks.
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