Animation of several Envisat ASAR Global Monitoring Mode (GMM) images between 25 April 2004 and 18 June 2004. The imaged area is the Amery Sea, located at 65 deg. south latitude and 70 deg. east longitude.
The animation shows the displacement of large icebergs, including the B15-D iceberg (long white rectangle). B15-D is part of the immense B15 iceberg, originating from calving of the Ross Ice Shelf that split into 11 pieces in March 2000. B15-D is in itself huge - 50 km-long and 12 km-wide - travelling around the Antarctica continent. In a two-months timeframe, the B15-D iceberg has moved westwards by about 400 km at an average speed of 5 metres/minute. Since its birth in 2000, it has travelled a quarter of the way around the coast of Antarctica. Another iceberg (round shape) is following B-15D. It might be the D-14 iceberg.
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