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South Georgia Island Was Spared After The World's Largest Iceberg Grinded To A Halt, But It's Not Over Yet

A major body of frozen water has run aground in the Southern Ocean. A23a, the world’s largest and oldest iceberg, broke off Antarctica nearly 40 years ago. In 2020, it began to journey toward South ...
KTLA

Watch the world’s largest iceberg run aground near remote island in South Atlantic Ocean

Newly released satellite footage shows the world’s largest iceberg running aground near a remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean last month. Slightly smaller than Rhode Island, A23a originally ...
USA Today

HGTV founder selling Georgia home for $42 million. Where is it?

Ever wanted to live like king of the sea? There's a chance in Georgia with an interesting entertainment backstory. HGTV Founder Ken Lowe is selling his Sea Island home via DeLoach Sotheby's ...
Space.com

See the world's largest iceberg stranded in the South Atlantic (satellite photo)

A sharp-eyed Earth-observing satellite has shared an updated view of the world’s largest iceberg, which remains stuck just offshore of a remote island in the South Atlantic. The drifting Antarctic ...
The New York Times

Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds

After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared. Many southern elephant seals breed on the beaches of South Georgia island ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Bird Flu Wiped Out Nearly Half of the Females in the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Drone Images Suggest

In 2023, bird flu reached a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Now, South Georgia—home to the world’s largest southern elephant seal population—has been transformed. Drone images of the ...