Giant iceberg, 5,000 square kilometers, set to calve from Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica

A huge iceberg looks set to break away from the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. Satellite observations from December 2016 show a growing crack in the ice shelf which suggests that an iceberg with an area of up to 5,000 square kilometers is likely to calve soon.

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