Open AccessObservations of icebergs in Antarctic cruises of the R/V “Akademik Mstislav Keldysh”
Author(s) -
Eugene G. Morozov,
O. A. Zuev,
В. В. Замшин,
V. А. Krechik,
Sofia A. Ostroumova,
D. I. Frey
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
rossijskij žurnal nauk o zemle/russian journal of earth sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.303
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1681-1194
pISSN - 1681-1178
DOI - 10.2205/2022es000788
Subject(s) - iceberg , geology , glacier , oceanography , peninsula , geomorphology , geography , ice sheet , archaeology
We observed two different icebergs near the Antarctic Peninsula. One was one of the largest ever observed (160 km long). It calved from the Filchner Glacier. Fresher water field surrounded the iceberg and drifted together with the iceberg. The other glacier (800 m long) was aground in the Bransfield Strait. A strong current was flowing around this iceberg transporting away the freshwater that melted from the iceberg.