A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – the first UK published, topographic map of the region in almost 40 years. Created by the Mapping and ...

South Orkney is one of these islands, and scientists have found that it preserves evidence of icebergs from as long as 3 million years before the ice cap was formed 34 million years ago.

A new study shows that melting sea ice due to increasing temperatures is leading to a "concerning" and severe decline in ...

WION. Iceberg remains north of South Orkney islands. Posted: 7 August 2024 | Last updated: 7 August 2024. Scientists are stunned to find an iceberg ,which is twice as big as greater London ...

The world's biggest iceberg is on the loose and is threatening to collide with a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, scientists warned this week. Known as A23a ...

This chain of Scottish islands is seriously underrated. Here are six reasons to put the windswept Orkney Islands on your list of things to see the next time you're in Europe.

The previously stuck A23a iceberg is trapped again, spinning in a rare ocean vortex Iceberg A23a — equivalent to the size of Rhode Island — has been near the South Orkney Islands since January ...

Iceberg A-23A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

More recently, A23a got stuck again, spinning in one place just north of the South Orkney Islands. But, in December 2024 it finally broke free.. Related: Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic ...

This summer, A23a got stuck near the South Orkney Islands, twirling in what's known as a Taylor column. Environment The iceberg cometh: It's the size of Oahu, and it's moving into the open ocean.

Satellite images of the A23a iceberg splitting apart near South Georgia, on May 3, 2025. NASA/Aqua. Then, in the summer of 2024, A23a became trapped in a Taylor column, a rotating current, above a ...

South Orkney is one of these islands, and scientists have found that it preserves evidence of icebergs from as long as 3 million years before the ice cap was formed 34 million years ago.