World's Largest Iceberg Stuck in South Atlantic Ocean
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The largest iceberg on Earth has been stopped in its tracks.
Known as A23a, this megaberg had been floating around in the South Atlantic.
But scientists who have been tracking its path say it seems to have run aground near South Georgia Island.
This is a remote patch of land home to seals and penguins.
Observers thought it might actually collide with the island.
But for now, they say they're waiting for it to make a move.
"We think that it will gradually move from that position..."
"as the warmer water ingresses underneath the underside of the iceberg and melts it a little bit further."
And the current trajectory will probably take it around South Georgia.
A23a broke off from continental Antarctica in the 1980s.
Scientists say it weighs more than a trillion tons.
But once it gets moving again,
researchers say it could stir up nutritious food sources for local wildlife.
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