The largest 'Ice Island' in the Arctic reaches Canada

Aqua satellite from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) captured the largest Arctic "ice island" floating in Canadian Labrador Sea.

Live Science magazine reported that the initial 'ice island' had an area of ​​251km ² . It is actually a glacial iceberg that breaks down from the northern island of Petermann Glacier on Greenland on August 5, 2010.

This is the largest iceberg in the Arctic recorded over the past 50 years. It silently floated on the Arctic seas and drifted to Labrador, Canada, on June 25, 2011.

The largest Arctic "ice island" microbe is discovered in Canadian Labrador Sea. Photo: NASA

Scientists at the University of Delaware (USA) said that the iceberg on (four times the area of ​​Manhattan's New York City) broke and made the missing Petermann glacier 70km in length.

According to Science, the " ice island " made the journey more than 3,000km from the time of breaking and drifted to Canada. Due to melting on the move, it currently has an area of ​​about 62km ² and weighs about 3-4 billion tons.

Scientists warn, even with this diminishing area, this ' ice island ' can still jeopardize oil rigs and sea transport.

Currently the Canadian Environment Agency is monitoring this ' ice island ' via satellites and radio headlights.