An iceberg is given a sequential letter if it breaks off from a larger named mass. A represents the Weddell and Bellingshausen Seas, and 76 indicates that it is the 76th iceberg tracked by USNIC in that quadrant. Icebergs are traditionally named from the Antarctic quadrant in which they were originally sighted, then a sequential number, then, if the iceberg breaks, a sequential letter. The icebergs in this region of the world are traditionally named according to the Antarctic quadrant where they originated. The Sentinel-1 mission consists of two polar-orbiting satellites that rely on C-band synthetic aperture radar imaging, returning data regardless of whether it is day or night, allowing ESA year-round viewing of remote regions like Antarctica. Called A-76 and roughly the shape of Manhattan but more than 70 times bigger, it was picked up on satellite images and is currently the largest berg in the world, the ESA said. It split off the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarcticas Weddell Sea, the European Space Agency (ESA) informed. The iceberg was spotted by the British Antarctic Survey and confirmed from the US National Ice Center using Copernicus Sentinel-1 imagery. A huge iceberg, the world’s largest, has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica and is floating through the Weddell Sea, the European Space Agency said. The worlds largest iceberg thrice the size of Delhi has broken off from Antarctica last week. In comparison, the A-74 iceberg that broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in February earlier this year, was only 1270 sq km, reported ESA.
The iceberg, dubbed 'A-76', is 109 miles (175km) long and 16 miles (25km) wide, making it larger than the Spanish island of Majorca and surpassing the now second-largest iceberg, which is 3,380sq km. Dubbed A-76, it is around 4,320 square km in size, making it the largest iceberg. The biggest iceberg in the world has broken loose from an ice shelf in Antarctica, the European Space Agency has confirmed. The enormity of the berg makes it the largest in the world, snatching first place from the A-23A iceberg (approximately 3880 sq km in size) which is also located in the Weddell Sea. A large iceberg has broken off from the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica, said the European Space Agency on Wednesday.
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