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2024-02-04 22:03:03 UTC - HELPFUL
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There particular iceberg is not estimated to weigh a trillion tonnes. This was taken in 2018, and shows a 1-2 mile wide berg suspected to have broken off the nearby much larger Larsen C ice shelf. Another more recent berg some 40 miles long is estimated this weight. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/this-iceberg-is-perfectly-rectangular-explained https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5-things-to-know-about-the-trillion-ton-iceberg/
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