Exclusive photos: A giant iceberg breaks off Antarctica - 1
Published 10 Nov 2018, 10:16 GMT
The fissure that separates the B-46 iceberg from the shelf of the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica.
Photograph by Thomas Prior, National Geographic
Another view of the main fissure between B-46 and the ice shelf.
Photograph by Thomas Prior, National Geographic
In the Pine Island ice shelf itself, another sinuous crack has started to form.
Photograph by Thomas Prior, National Geographic
As B-46 breaks free, the brittle ice sometimes cracks at right angles.
Photograph by Thomas Prior, National Geographic
In the slanting polar light, the tall cliffs on the edge of the iceberg cast deep shadows.
Photograph by Thomas Prior, National Geographic
