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Iceberg A-81 Slows Near South Georgia Island

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Iceberg A-81 has reached waters near South Georgia in the South Atlantic. It broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January 2023 and spent more than three years in the Weddell Sea.

NASA published a satellite image of the iceberg on October 27. The image was taken a week earlier, on October 20. NASA says A-81's movement had slowed near the edge of the island's underwater shelf.

Source: NASA Earth Observatory, 2026-10-27. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-81-reaches-south-georgia/

Read and practise

1. Where did A-81 spend more than three years?

   1. The Weddell Sea
   2. The waters beside South Georgia
   3. On the island of South Georgia

2. Which event happened on October 27?

   1. A-81 broke away from the Brunt Ice Shelf
   2. NASA published the image
   3. The satellite took the image

Your turn

Describe A-81’s journey from the Brunt Ice Shelf and explain how the image date differs from the publication date.

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