Gigantic iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier

NASA Earth Observatory

Gigantic iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier
(Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory)

An iceberg six times the size of Manhattan is on the loose after breaking off of an Antarctic glacier.

The B31 iceberg covers close to 255 square miles and is up to one-third of a mile thick, making it one of the largest currently in existence, Reuters reports. It broke free from the Pine Island Glacier last November, according to NASA glaciologist Kelly Brunt.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.