10 Dec 2009

Giant iceberg heading to WA

giant iceberg more than seven times the size of Rottnest Island is drifting towards Western Australia has been hailed as a once-in-a-lifetime rarity for both its size and the length of its journey.

Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Neal Young says the iceberg, named B17B, is 1700 kilometres south-south-west of the West Australian coast and moving north with the ocean current and prevailing wind.

‘It’s very rare, uncommon, but not unusual,’ Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Dr Neal Young said.
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