New Collision Looks Imminent for B15a Iceberg
27.05.2005 - Other
The mammoth B-15A iceberg appears poised to strike another floating Antarctic ice feature.
ENVISAT satellite imagery on 16 May revealed that, a month on from striking a passing blow that broke off the end of the Drygalski ice tongue, this time its target is the ice tongue of the Aviator Glacier. First discovered in 1955, the Aviator Glacier is a major valley glacier descending from the plateau of Victoria Land along the west side of the Mountaineer Range. It enters the sea at Lady Newnes Bay, where it forms a floating ice tongue that extends into the water for about 25 kilometres.
