World's biggest iceberg about to break up

The world's biggest iceberg, A-68, just got a little smaller.

It A-68 has lost a piece with an area of 175 square kilometers, which may indicate the beginning of his death.

This was announced by researchers at Swansea University, having studied satellite images of the Sentinel-1, Report says citing BBC.

The iceberg in July 2017 broke off of the Larsen ice sheet. When first calved, A-68 was close to 6,000 sq km in area, with an average thickness of about 190m. Its area at that time was 5.8 thousand square kilometers, which is twice more than the territory of Luxembourg. Spalling A-68 has reduced the glacier area by 12 percent.

The iceberg is currently moving north from the Antarctic Peninsula. Having entered rougher, warmer waters - it is now riding currents that should take it towards the South Atlantic.