Yves said: 'I don't believe anyone has seen this all black penguin before. 'The season has only just started on South Georgia, we were only the third boat to land there.

Had the iceberg hit South Georgia, one of the few places in the world to see wild penguins, it would have destroyed the island’s seabeds and formed a blockade between seals and penguins and ...

Iceberg A-23A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

The world's largest and oldest iceberg, named A23a, has run aground in shallow waters off the coast of South Georgia, a remote island in the South Atlantic known for its populations of penguins ...

Suited and booted: King penguins congregate on South Georgia (Getty/iStock) “One cannot be angry when one looks at a penguin,” wrote the English essayist John Ruskin in 1860. And he was right.

A23a's collision with South Georgia is not guaranteed, but the iceberg's trajectory suggests it could soon loom on the island's horizon. If it grounds or breaks apart, its impact on the region's ...

The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia Island, making it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young could even starve.

An iceberg seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite, known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15, 2025, off the coast of Antarctica.

“South Georgia is an amazingly ecologically rich island. It’s a breeding ground for a huge number of penguins, millions of penguins and seals,” Meijers said.

The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven. The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, a remote and ecologically ...