The giant iceberg was named B-46 by scientists, covering an area of 225km2, larger than the Manhattan (New York, USA) area, estimated by the US National Ice Center.
The new activity of a trillion-ton ice sheet is worrying scientists.
On July 18, scientists discovered a new crack extending north and could cause further damage to the ice shelf.
Weighing more than 1,000 billion tons, four times the size of London, the ice sheet has just separated from the Larsen C ice shelf on July 12 to become the largest iceberg in
1,000 billion tons of icebergs separating from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica can boost the ice crack, causing many other icebergs to fall into the sea.
According to the BBC, scientists have confirmed that the giant ice sheet has completely detached the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica on July 12 via satellite imagery after more