List of recorded icebergs by area

In 1956, an iceberg in the Antarctic was reported to be an estimated 333 kilometres (207 mi) long and 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide. Recorded before the era of satellite photography, the 1956 iceberg's estimated dimensions are less reliable.[1]

IcebergMaximum surface (km²)Maximum length (km)Maximum width (km)Year recordedPictureReference
B-15 11,007 295 37 2000
Iceberg B-15A drifting toward the Drygalski Ice Tongue prior to the collision, 2 January 2005 (NASA)
 [1][2]
A-38 6,900 144 48 1998
The split of the A38-B iceberg is recorded in this series of images. The iceberg was originally part of the massive A-38 iceberg, which broke from the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica
 [3]
B-15A 6,400 2002
Northern edge of Iceberg B-15A in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, 29 January 2002
A-68 5,800 175 50 2017
Calving crack in the Larsen C ice shelf
 [2][4][5]
C-19 5,500 200 32 2002
Iceberg C-19 breaking off from the Ross Ice Shelf, 11 May 2002, image:DMSP.
 [6]
B-9 5,390 154 35 1987
Iceberg B-9B colliding with the Mertz Glacier Tongue calving the Mertz iceberg, 20 February 2010
D-28 1,636 62 approx 30 approx 2019
The D-28 iceberg breaking off, September 2019
B-31 660 39 22 2013
B31 shown at the lower right.
 [7]
D-16 310 28 15 2006 [8]
Petermann Ice Island (2010) 260 2010
Natural-colour satellite image of the ice island that calved off the glacier on August 5, 2010.
B-44 256 2017
Radar imagery captured by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1 on September 23, 2017, showed an early view of the new iceberg.
 [9][10]
B-17B 140 1999
NOAA satellite image of Iceberg B-17B, December 11, 2009.

This is a list of icebergs by total area.

References
  1. Goering, Laurie (24 March 2000). "Mammoth Iceberg Is Born In Antarctic". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. "Massive iceberg breaks away from Antarctica". CNN. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  3. NASA (April 24, 2004). "The A38-B Iceberg Splits". Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. "Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic". BBC. 12 July 2017.
  5. "Eisberg aus Larsen-C-Schelfeis treibt in wärmere Gewässer". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  6. NASA (2003-10-01). "Huge Antarctic Iceberg Makes a BIG Splash on Sea Life". Archived from the original on 2006-02-19. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  7. NASAEarthObservatory (2014-04-17). "Drifting with Ice Island B31". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  8. New City-sized Iceberg Created Near Antarctica. LiveScience, 27 March 2006.
  9. "B44 in der Westantarktis: Erneut großer Eisberg abgebrochen". SPIEGEL ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  10. NASA (2017-09-28). "The Quick Demise of B-44 : Image of the Day". Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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