Iceberg B-31

Iceberg B-31
	B31 shown at the lower right.
Geography
Highest elevation	500 m (1600 ft)
Administration
	Antarctica

Iceberg B-31 is a large iceberg that formed in November 2013, when it separated from the Pine Island Glacier. B-31 is heading into the Antarctic ocean, which may have possible repercussions for international shipping.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Soon it would not be possible to track the iceberg as the winter darkness completely hides it. The ice island is 20 miles by 12 miles and 500 m of height. It was first observed by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), an instrument on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites of NASA.

References[edit]

^ Carlowicz, Michael (18 April 2014). "Drifting with ice island B31". www.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
^ Lendon, Brad (22 April 2014). "Iceberg is twice the size of Atlanta". CNN.
^ Mortillaro, Nicole. "WATCH: Iceberg 6 times the size of Manhattan on the move in Antarctic".
^ "City-Sized Iceberg Drifting Out to Sea". 22 April 2014.

[1] Carlowicz, Michael (18 April 2014). "Drifting with ice island B31". www.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[2] Lendon, Brad (22 April 2014). "Iceberg is twice the size of Atlanta". CNN.

[3] Mortillaro, Nicole. "WATCH: Iceberg 6 times the size of Manhattan on the move in Antarctic".

[4] "City-Sized Iceberg Drifting Out to Sea". 22 April 2014.

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