After Iceberg A68a briefly ran aground on the shallow shelf south of South Georgia Island, it broke. Then it drifted southeastward, and broke again.
Now, there's three main pieces. The first small piece that broke off after it grounded on the shallows is still there. The biggest piece is southeast of the island, but the narrow "finger" piece has taken off and is now northeast of the island.
Clearly and fascinatingly, this is related to the ocean currents in that region, and the depth that the various pieces of the berg reach below the surface.
Here's that situation on January 14:
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