Iceberg Name: A23a ・Size: 3,800 square kilometers (about 1,500 square miles) ・Weight: Nearly a trillion tonnes ・Location of Origin: Filchner Ice Shelf, Antarctica ・Current Location ...

The iceberg’s name comes from a sequential system developed by the U.S. National Ice Center. The “A” refers to the Antarctic quadrant it originated from. In this case, it’s the area of the ...