File:The Icebergs A-68A, A-68D, A-68E, and A-68F (icebergs-68a-68d-68e-and-68f).jpg

English: After calving from the Larsen-C Ice Shelf back in 2017, the A-68A iceberg has been drifting undisturbed in the Antarctic Ocean before reaching the warmer waters of the South Atlantic Ocean at the end of April 2020. There, the iceberg started to split and an additional iceberg by the name of A-68C was formed. Following this split, iceberg A-68A continued to drift and, at the beginning of November, was spotted less than 450 kilometres off of the coast of one of the most wildlife-rich islands of the South Atlantic Ocean: South Georgia Island. After approaching the island up to a distance of 50 km and being temporarily stranded in shallow waters A-68A further disintegrated forming three new large bergs: A-68D, A-68E and A-68F. This image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites shows the status of Icebergs A-68A, A-68D, A-68E and A-68F on 23 December 2020. RADAR data obtained by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites, are not influenced by the presence of clouds, or by polar seasonal long nights. They are therefore particularly useful for monitoring drifting icebergs. Image processed by Stef Lhermitte.