List of recorded icebergs by area
This is a list of icebergs by total area.
| Iceberg | Surface (km²) | Maximum length (km) | Maximum width (km) | Year recorded | Picture | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-15 | 11,000 | 295 | 37 | 2000 |  Iceberg B-15A drifting toward the Drygalski Ice Tongue prior to the collision, 2 January 2005 (NASA) |
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| B-9 | 5,390 | 1987 |  Iceberg B-9B colliding with the Mertz Glacier Tongue calving the Mertz iceberg, 20 February 2010 |
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| B-17B | 140 | 1999 |  NOAA satellite image of Iceberg B-17B, December 11, 2009. |
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| C-19 | 5,500 | 2002 |  Iceberg C-19 breaking off from the Ross Ice Shelf, 11 May 2002, image:DMSP. |
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| D-16 | 310 | 2006 | ||||
| No name, broken off of Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland | 260 | 2010 | ||||
| A-38 | 6,900 | 144 | 48 | 1998 |  The split of the A38-B iceberg is recorded in this series of images. The iceberg was originally part of the massive A-38 iceberg, which broke from the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica |
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| B-15A | 3,100 | 2003 | ||||
| B-31 | 660 | 2013 |
References
- ↑ Goering, Laurie (24 March 2000). "Mammoth Iceberg Is Born In Antarctic". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ NASA (April 24, 2004). "The A38-B Iceberg Splits". Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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