# 🧊 After Breaking Free, World's Largest Iceberg Is Stuck Spinning in Circles

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**Created:** [August 8, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/after-breaking-free-worlds-largest-iceberg-is-stuck-spinning-in-circles/288555 "2024-08-08T06:06:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/after-breaking-free-worlds-largest-iceberg-is-stuck-spinning-in-circles/288555/1 "2024-08-08T06:06:53Z")

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**Summary:**

**1. Largest Iceberg’s Journey:**

- The iceberg A23a, five times the size of New York City’s land area, broke free from the Antarctic in 2020 after being stuck for over 30 years.

**2. Stuck in a Vortex:**

- Currently, A23a is trapped in a vortex over an underwater mountain near the South Orkney Islands, spinning at a rate of 15 degrees per day.

**3. Uncertain Future:**

- The iceberg’s future remains uncertain as it continues to spin and slowly melt, with no clear timeline for when or if it will move out of the vortex.

**Read more at:** [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com)