NASA has discovered an impressive rectangular iceberg drifting in the Weddell Sea off the coast of West Antarctica.

NASA discovered a rectangular iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
Scientists captured this wonderful moment of nature from a research plane NASA, which suggest that it only recently separated from the ice shelf. This is truly amazing, but at the same time frightening sight, since its dimensions are extremely impressive.
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Such icebergs are known as tabular icebergs, characterized by their long shape, sharp corners, and flat surfaces. In nature, even geometric shapes are not often found, therefore, such phenomena always arouse increased interest. This particular iceberg has split from the crumbling ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula.

NASA discovered a rectangular iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
The photo was taken during a flight that aims to take aerial photographs of the planet's polar ice, a survey that gives a three-dimensional image of the ice that makes up Arctic and Antarcticproviding important information about how it changes over time.
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It's hard to say exactly how big the iceberg is from a photograph, but experts say it's likely over 1.6 kilometers long. The part visible on the surface is only 10% of the iceberg mass - the rest, 90%, is hidden under water.

NASA discovered a rectangular iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
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