World's biggest iceberg runs aground, sparing crucial wildlife haven

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Scientists have said that the colossal A23a iceberg – which is more than twice the size of Greater London and weighs nearly one trillion tonnes – has run aground 73 kilometres from an important breeding ground for penguins and seals in the Antarctic. Experts had previously feared that the iceberg was on a collision course with the remote island.