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315 billion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
Image copyright COPERNICUS DATA/SENTINEL-1/@StefLhermitte Image caption The EU’s Sentinel-1 satellite system captured these before and after images The Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica has just produced its biggest iceberg in more than 50 years. The calved block covers 1,636 sq km in area – a little smaller than Scotland’s Isle of Skye – and is …
