JAKOBSHAVN, Greenland, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Satellite imagery suggests Jakobshavn Glacier, a large, fast-moving outlet glacier in West Greenland, has birthed a massive iceberg -- perhaps its largest ever.
Scientists at the European Space Agency have been monitoring the glacier -- the fastest in the world -- for several years. Earlier this month, researchers noticed that the glacier had receded several miles to its most easterly position since recording began in the 1880s. Just weeks earlier, the glacier had pushed aggressively to the west.