North Rift crack photographed by Halley team in January 2021 (Credit: British Antarctic Survey) A massive iceberg, 20 times the size of Manhattan, recently broke off in the Antarctic according to the British Antarctic Survey.Researchers said the iceberg measured 1270 km² and broke away from the Brunt Ice Shelf in a news release.Scientists had been anticipating the crack over the past decade and don’t believe the split will damage the local research station.
The station remains closed during the winter.The first indication of the definite breakaway, or calving, came last November when scientists discovered other cracks, or chasms, in the ice shelf. RELATED: Flooding concerns rise as snow, ice melt across Chicago areaAdvertisement"Our teams.