The ice sheet – roughly the size of Devon – is being monitored as it creeps towards the British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. Biologists say if it crashes into the island it will cause major environmental damage to the wildlife haven, a breeding ground for more than a million animals. An RAF aircraft photographed the iceberg as it drifted through the South Atlantic. (Image: MOD/AFP via Getty Images)The government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is “keeping a close eye” on the iceberg. Geraint Tarling, from the British Antarctic Survey, warned of “dramatic consequences” if it does run aground.

Source: Daily Mirror December 07, 2020 21:33 UTC