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A large piece of ice that broke off the coast of Antarctica in 1986 is moving rapidly. Its original benefactor was Ice Self. The size of this glacier is spread over an area of 3800 square km. More than the area of Bahrain and Singapore. Rapid drift away from the coast of Antarctica has become a subject of concern and debate. Scientists have given this huge glacier the code name A23A. The Weddell Sea has been stuck on a permanent ice island for the past 30 years.
The 350 meter long lower end of the glacier remained in place. As time passed, the lower end began to melt. As soon as the year 2020 arrived, the way for the closed glacier to move forward started opening. In contrast to the fast currents of air and water, the movement was initially slow but gradually began to move northward towards the warm air and water currents.
This iceberg is passing through the path of floating ice in Antarctica. Currently the iceberg is floating at a distance of 60 degrees north of the equator. This area is 700 km from the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, near Antarctica's South Okerny Islands. According to pictures taken by ships and satellites passing through there, the ice sheet is continuously melting.
Every day, pieces of iceberg are breaking and falling into the sea. Storms and tides in the ocean will determine its flow in the future. According to the European Space Agency, the height of this glacier is 920 feet. Melt water floats on top of the glacier and then seeps into cracks and breaks the glacier. It is believed that the glacier will melt completely by the end of the current year.