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Rectangular Iceberg Goes Viral – The Maritime Executive
A scientist with NASAs Operation IceBridge survey program recently spotted a rectangular iceberg flo…
An unnamed, one-mile-square iceberg off the Larsen C shelf (NASA / Jeremy Harbeck)
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The Maritime Executive
10-23-2018 06:30:00
A scientist with NASA’s Operation IceBridge survey program recently spotted a rectangular iceberg floating off the Antarctic Peninsula’s Larsen C ice shelf. Its shape likely indicates that it recently calved, according to NASA, and the ocean has not yet had much time to wear away its corners. The photo quickly took flight on social media.
“I thought it was pret…
