Iceberg D-16
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Iceberg D-16 is a city-sized iceberg near Antarctica, discovered on March 26, 2006 by the National Ice Center
using satellite imagery from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
. It broke free of the Fimbul Ice Shelf
, located along the northwestern section of Queen Maud Land
in the eastern Weddell Sea
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It is approximately 8 miles wide and 15 miles long (120 square miles), roughly the size of a city
.
National Ice Center
The National Ice Center is a tri-agency operational center whose mission is to provide world-wide navigational ice analyses for the armed forces of the United States, allied nations, and U.S...
using satellite imagery from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program monitors meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-terrestrial physics for the United States Department of Defense. The program is now run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The mission of the satellites was revealed in March 1973...
. It broke free of the Fimbul Ice Shelf
Fimbul Ice Shelf
Fimbul Ice Shelf is an ice shelf about 120 miles long and 60 miles wide, nourished by Jutulstraumen Glacier, bordering the coast of Queen Maud Land from 3° W to 3° E...
, located along the northwestern section of Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
in the eastern Weddell Sea
Weddell Sea
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land. To the east of Cape Norvegia is...
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It is approximately 8 miles wide and 15 miles long (120 square miles), roughly the size of a city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
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