As the island is home to a plethora of biodiverse species, South Georgia’s future was in question as A23a barreled toward it for almost five years.

Iceberg A23a, one of the world's largest and oldest icebergs, is advancing towards South Georgia, a British territory that is a wildlife paradise located about 280 kilometers away. Experts are ...

Slightly smaller than Rhode Island, A23a originally split from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986 and then ... South Georgia Island is a large body of land that is part of the British ...

The A23a iceberg in the waters of the Southern Ocean off Antarctica on January 14. Photo / AFP The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is grounded 73 kilometres from South Georgia island, potentially ...

The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting from Antarctica toward South Georgia, a remote British island renowned for its diverse wildlife. Now just 173 miles (280km) away, the iceberg risks ...

Iceberg A23a is on a collision course with the remote British island of South Georgia, which provides an Antarctic haven for penguins and seals.

An iceberg known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15 off the coast of Antarctica. NASA Worldview Facebook ...

“I’ve been coming here since 2014 – South Georgia just draws me back,” SGHT’s island director, Deirdre Mitchell, tells me. She spends six months on the island each season. “I’ve ...

An iceberg known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15 off the coast of Antarctica. NASA Worldview Facebook ...

The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia Island, ... The iceberg, known as A23a, drifts Nov. 25 off the coast of Antarctica. Cpl. Tom Cann, ...