Long Island-sized iceberg to ram Antarctic coast

January 14, 2005 

The Drygalski Ice Tongue on Antarctica's coastline may be bitten off this week by a huge iceberg which is on a collision course with the floating glacier tongue. 
Antarctic scientists, at the nearby McMurdo Research Station, are watching the movement of iceberg B15A, a remnant of the Ross Ice Shelf, which partially broke apart five years ago. 
The 100-mile-long, 1,200 square mile iceberg is affecting wildlife in the area – particularly that of penguins, which are in their breeding season. Biologists fear that if the berg hits the ice tongue and sticks to it, the resulting dam will make it impossible for adult penguins to reach their hunting ground without abandoning their newborn chicks.
Long Island - sized iceberg to ram Antarctic coast January 14 , 2005 The Drygalski Ice Tongue on Antarctica 's coastline may be bitten off this week by a huge iceberg which is on a collision course with the floating glacier tongue . Antarctic scientists , at the nearby McMurdo Research Station , are watching the movement of iceberg B15A , a remnant of the Ross Ice Shelf , which partially broke apart five years ago . The 100 - mile - long , 1,200 square mile iceberg is affecting wildlife in the area – particularly that of penguins , which are in their breeding season . Biologists fear that if the berg hits the ice tongue and sticks to it , the resulting dam will make it impossible for adult penguins to reach their hunting ground without abandoning their newborn chicks .
Long Island-sized iceberg
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Antarctic coast
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The Drygalski Ice Tongue
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Antarctica's coastline
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a huge iceberg
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a collision course
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the floating glacier tongue
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Antarctic scientists
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the nearby McMurdo Research Station
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the movement
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iceberg B15A
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a remnant
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the Ross Ice Shelf
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1,200 square mile iceberg
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wildlife
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the area
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penguins
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their breeding season
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the berg
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the ice tongue
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sticks
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the resulting dam
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adult penguins
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their hunting ground
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their newborn chicks
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