Iceberg B-17B
Antarctic iceberg that calved off the Ross Ice Shelf in 1999
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Iceberg B-17B was an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan[1] that floated in the Southern Ocean approximately 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) off the coast of Western Australia. Iceberg B-17B measured approximately 140 square kilometres (54 mi2).[2] B-17B originated in the first half of 2000 when the iceberg B17 split into two parts.[3] B17 itself had broken off from the Ross Ice Shelf two months before.[3]
Iceberg B-17B | |
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NOAA satellite image of Iceberg B-17B, December 11, 2009. | |
  Iceberg B-17B Location within Oceania | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′59″S 107°30′02″E | |
| Part of | Ross Ice Shelf (originally) |
| Water bodies | Southern Ocean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140 km2 (54 mi2) (at break) |
In mid-December 2009 the Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued a warning to users of shipping lanes in the area.[1][4] By the 31st of that month the main body of the iceberg had broken into three pieces.[3]