Iceberg in Scotia Sea, 2007 (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Iceberg in Scotia Sea, 2007

Caption

The first evidence for massive and abrupt iceberg calving in Antarctica, dating back 19,000 to 9,000 years ago, has now been documented by an international team of geologists and climate scientists.

Credit

Frank Roedel, Alfred Wegener Institute

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