**What is the world’s largest “current” iceberg? ** **☑️ The [**iceberg](https://t.me/askmenow/1397)
, named **A23a**, **is the world's largest iceberg** for a moment.
☑️ It is about 400 meters (1,312 feet) thick, and almost 4,000 square kilometers (1,544 square miles) in area.
☑️ A23a broke off from the Antarctic coastline in 1986 and became grounded in the Weddell Sea, and is now on the move for the first time in 37 years, according to recent satellite images ⬆️.
☑️ It is unclear why the [iceberg](https://t.me/askmenow/1753) is suddenly on the move again after 37 years, but scientists believe that it has probably shrunk enough in size to lose its grip on the seafloor as part of the natural growth cycle of the ice shelf.
ℹ️ A23a has held the “largest current iceberg” title several times since the 1980s, occasionally being surpassed by larger but shorter-lived [icebergs](https://t.me/askmenow/2939), including __A68 (around 175 km long, 50 km wide, 5,800 ____sq.km__ __in area)__ in 2017 and __A76 (around 170 km in length, 25 km wide and 4,320 ____sq.km__ __in area)__ in 2021.
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**What is the world’s largest “current” iceberg? ** **☑️ The [**iceberg](https://t.me/askmenow/1397), named **A23a**, **is the world's largest iceberg** for a moment. ☑️ It is about 400 meters (1,312 feet) thick, and almost 4,000 square kilometers (1,544 square miles) in area. ☑️ A23a broke off from the Antarctic coastline in 1986 and became grounded in the Weddell Sea, and is now on the move for the first time in 37 years, according to recent satellite images ⬆️. ☑️ It is unclear why the [iceberg](https://t.me/askmenow/1753) is suddenly on the move again after 37 years, but scientists believe that it has probably shrunk enough in size to lose its grip on the seafloor as part of the natural growth cycle of the ice shelf. ℹ️ A23a has held the “largest current iceberg” title several times since the 1980s, occasionally being surpassed by larger but shorter-lived [icebergs](https://t.me/askmenow/2939), including __A68 (around 175 km long, 50 km wide, 5,800 ____sq.km__ __in area)__ in 2017 and __A76 (around 170 km in length, 25 km wide and 4,320 ____sq.km__ __in area)__ in 2021. Subscribe- t.me/askmenow