Antarctic Iceberg Breaks, Could Affect Global Ocean Circulation
Iceberg B9B
The iceberg known as B9B broke off from a massive floating ice sheet in East Antarctica in the last month. Scientists fear that it may wedge near a continent and in so doing affect ocean circulation patterns in the Atlantic and Southern Oceans.
According to E360 Digest, “The iceberg, roughly the size of Luxembourg, broke off earlier this month from the 100-mile long Mertz Glacier Tongue, which juts into the Southern Ocean. The iceberg was created, in part, because an even larger iceberg — 60 miles long — rammed into the Mertz Glacier Tongue and dislodged the Luxembourg-sized slab of ice, which is 1,300 feet thick.”
You can see through the sequence of photos how this iceberg broke loose between the date of the first photo (Jan 7) and the date of the last photo (Feb 20).
The icebergs collide
B9B (on the left of the photo) breaks off
Thank you for you great work. The iceberg photos are fascinating.
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