World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks off From Antarctica:

Credit: European Space Agency

About the Iceberg 'A-76':

European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed using satellite images that the world’s largest iceberg has broken off Antarctica  and it is now the largest iceberg in the world. It was named as A-67 and was 4320 square kilometres in size, which is half the size of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The shape of iceberg is finger like and it broke off from the Ronne Ice shelf which is also a massive ice shelf that encompasses an area of more than 400,000 sq. km.

First Spotted By Whom?

Iceberg 'A-76' was first spotted by a British Antarctic Survey researcher on May 13 and later was confirmed by the U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) the next day using images from the Sentinel-1A satellite. 

Almost Six Times Larger than New York City:

It is also almost six times larger than New York City, HuffPost calculated. The iceberg's size makes it the largest in the world, according to the ESA. It dwarfs the A-23A iceberg, which is also floating in the Weddell Sea and is around 3,880 square kilometers (approximately 1,498 square miles).

No Contribute to Sea Level Rise:

The iceberg will now eventually melt and break into smaller pieces. It will not contribute to sea level rise, because the Ronne Ice Shelf was already floating on the ocean.

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