As of Jan. 16, the megaberg, known as A23a, is roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) away from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, according to location coordinates from the U.S. National Ice Center. A collision with these islands could be catastrophic for the large colonies of penguins, seals, and other wildlife that live there.

The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is heading north from Antarctica toward South Georgia, a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. In the past, giant icebergs grounding near South Georgia have caused devastating consequences,

Environmentalists fear for the island's rare king penguins and millions of elephant and fur seals if iceberg collides.

The world’s largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals at risk. The iceberg, A23a, broke free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands last month and is now heading towards South Georgia, where it could crash into the island.

For over 30 years, the A23a iceberg stayed anchored to the Antarctic Weddell Sea floor before it shrank and lost its grip on the seafloor which turned it into a massive floating fragment of ice. The iceberg has been floating for the past two years.

The A23a iceberg broke away from Antarctica nearly 40 years ago and is now en route to smash into British territory South Georgia - posing a serious threat to penguins and seals

The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting northward from Antarctica, potentially threatening South Georgia, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. The massive iceberg, spanning 3,672 square kilometres (1,418 square miles), has raised fears of ecological disruption and risks to shipping routes.

More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.

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Incredible new satellite images show the world's largest iceberg on a potential collision course with South Georgia Island. On Jan. 22, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured imagery of A23a slowly drifting northeastward in the Southern Ocean.