From Antarctica broke off a giant iceberg

Techno 27 September, 2017

2017-08-03 11:27

From Antarctica broke off a giant iceberg
Published satellite images.

In the video you can also notice that the glacier has a new significant cracks, reports Rus.Media.

Edition of SciNews published on its Youtube channel a video that shows how a giant iceberg A68 broke away from the glacier Larsen-C.

The video demonstrates the satellite images that were taken in the period from 2014 until July 2017. They are seen as the first cracks appear, and as they grow, chipping the iceberg from a glacier.

In the video you can also notice that the glacier has a new significant cracks.

It is worth noting that the Larsen glacier-is the largest of the ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula, broke away from the iceberg it reduced the total glacier area by about 10%.