RV Polarstern Successfully Circumnavigated Antarctica’s Mega-Iceberg

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The German Research Vessel Polarstern has made a remarkable circumnavigation of Antarctica’s latest mega-iceberg, reports BBC.

The achieved feat

The ship sailed a complete circuit of the 1,290-sq-km (500 sq miles) frozen block, known as A74, at the weekend. To do so, RV Polarstern had to navigate the very narrow channel that separates A74 from the Brunt Ice Shelf – the frozen floating platform from which the berg broke two weeks ago.

The EU’s Sentinel-2 satellite managed to image the ship in the...

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