India, July 18 -- Imagine a slab of ice so massive it could cover the entire city of Delhi nearly three times over.

This isn't just an iceberg; it's a wandering frozen continent that has disintegrated before its 40th birthday.

However, by 2026, after nearly 40 years of being battered by warmer waves and meltwater, the once-mighty A23a disintegrated into negligible fragments, vanishing into the South Atlantic.

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