Filchner Ice Shelf
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It calved, or broke off, from the Filchner Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 1986 but got stuck on the seafloor and then trapped in an ocean vortex.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
In 1987, a massive iceberg, called A23, broke off from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf.
From NewsForKids.net ● Dec. 6, 2023
The iceberg, known as A23a, split from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
A23a was part of a mass outbreak of bergs from the White Continent's Filchner Ice Shelf.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2023
In the south Weddell Sea, not far from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf, scientists discovered a group of roughly 60 million icefish nests on the ocean floor.
From NewsForKids.net ● Jan. 18, 2022
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