SUITLAND, MD — The U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) has confirmed that iceberg C-39 (figure 1, below) has calved from the Scott Glacier area of the Shackleton Ice Shelf in the Wilkes Land Region of Antarctica. As of April 22, C-39 was centered at 65° 40' South and 99° 44' East and measured 15 nautical miles on its longest axis and 8 nautical miles on its widest axis.
The new iceberg was first spotted by Jan Lieser from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and confirmed by USNIC Analyst Christopher Readinger using the Sentinel-1A image below.
| Date Taken: | 04.27.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 04.27.2022 16:38 |
| Photo ID: | 7163928 |
| VIRIN: | 220427-D-CC745-540 |
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| Location: | SUITLAND, MD, US |
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