Pile-up as berg hits Antarctica

[Dover]

Pile-up as berg hits Antarctica


B15A (right) broke off a 5km-long section of Drygalski

An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has smashed into another vast slab of ice that juts out from Antarctica.
The 115km-long B-15A iceberg broke off a 5km-long section of the Drygalski ice tongue when it collided with the protruding ice rivet in the Ross Sea.

The iceberg itself so far appears unaffected by the smash-up.

More of the B-15A iceberg still has to pass by Drygalski, so the ice tongue may be in for even more punishment in the coming days, experts have said. ..cont'd

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4460335.stm

[Mnemosyne]

1. WOW! When they need to amend atlases,

someone needs to take it seriously.

Thanks Dover. Great post.

[Dover]

2. Huh.........well when you put it that way

"Wow!" is right. Wasn't even thinking about the permanent changes to the shape of things and our atlas.