Massive iceberg aground

The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70km from a remote Antarctic island, sparing the crucial wildlife haven from being hit, a research organisation said yesterday.

Paris - The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70km from a remote Antarctic island, sparing the crucial wildlife haven from being hit, a research organisation said yesterday.

The colossal iceberg A23a — which is more than twice the size of Greater London and weighs nearly one trillion tons — has been drifting north from Antarctica towards South Georgia island since 2020.

This had raised fears it could collide with the island or run aground in shallower water near it, potentially disrupting the ability of penguins and seals to feed their young.