A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall on course to hit British island
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The world’s largest iceberg, stretching from horizon to horizon, is on course to hit South Georgia Island. The world’s largest iceberg is on crash course with a remote British island, risking its inhabitants. The floating giant, compared to Game of Thrones’ ice wall, stretches from horizon to horizon and is heading towards South Georgia Island, a remote Antarctic haven for millions of penguins and seals.
![[A map revealing the A23a iceberg headed toward collision with South Georgia]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/23/20/SEI237040518.jpg)
The behemoth, dubbed A23a, poses a potential threat to the island’s delicate ecosystem. Scientists are monitoring A23a closely, anticipating two possible scenarios: the iceberg could collide with South Georgia and become lodged, or ocean currents might divert it around the island.
![[Aqua satellite, known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/23/20/SEI237086707.jpg)
If the trillion-ton slab of ice, called a megaberg, gets stuck it could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young could even starve. Overall, however, researchers say they aren’t too worried about major harm from the iceberg.
“The iceberg itself is colossal and it stretches from horizon to horizon,” Meijers said Thursday of the 130-foot (40-meter) tall mass. “It’s a huge wall, a Game of Thrones style wall of ice that towers above the ship. With some waves breaking against it and if you get a bit of sunshine coming through, it’s really dramatic.”.
