The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said the calving happened a decade after scientists first detected the growth of vast cracks in the ice. They relocated the Halley research station 23km inland in 2016 after what they called Chasm One began to widen.
The new iceberg is estimated to be around 1,550km sq and around 150m thick. Pic: Ian Potten/BAS
The British Antarctic Survey relocated the station 23km inland of what they called Chasm One in 2016 after it began to widen. They said the area of the ice shelf where the research station is located was unaffected by the split.Since 2017, staff have been deployed to the station in a limited capacity, only during the Antarctic summer, which runs between November and march.
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