A 12-mile long iceberg which broke off from Antarctica 10 years ago is now closer to Australia than any iceberg has gotten to the continent in over a century. The mega-iceberg is now just a third of its original size and continues to break up into pieces, posing a shipping hazard in the south Pacific. Here is more information, and photos, on the huge berg.
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What if it sinks Australia?! All we'll have left to remember it by are some plush koalas and a few VHS copies of Crocodile Dundee. This is the worst!
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Yes that is very sad
I dont think that it will happen anytime soon
Wow , scary.
Ship drivers of the Antarctic, beware!!!!
Stay safe, guys.
wow ice in australia ,amzing,mindblowing
Scary!
cool
SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! car ful!
very interesting
Ha ha o come on it's a hoax
AWESOME!!! GET OUT THE SLEDS!!!!!!!! ...Or not. But, hey, it would be kinda fun if you didn't live there... yeah...
i say it that we'll find a way to get around it! like we always do!
What kind of effect do you think this will have on tourism in Australia? For one think people will quit the maritime ways, the pieces of iceberg are a risk for ships on the other hand I think people would be curious to see the pieces of ice floating in the ocean. I would definitely have some bookings at Anaheim hotels just for that.
The Australian Antarctic Division said the iceberg was part of a flotilla that would have broken off from a larger ice flow that possibly came from the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica's largest.
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