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Iceberg B-17B is an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan[1], floating in the southern ocean approximately 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) off the coast of Western Australia. Iceberg B-17B measures approximately 140 square kilometres (54 sq mi) and calved off the Ross Ice Shelf in 1999.[2]
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued a warning in mid-December 2009 to users of shipping lanes in the area.[1][3]
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- ^ a b Giant iceberg heading toward Australia. CNN. Accessed 2009-12-9.
- ^ Monster iceberg shedding hundreds of offshoots| yahoo! News
- ^ "Shipping alert issued over giant iceberg". Associated Press. 2009-12-11. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34380916/ns/world_news-world_environment/. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
Coordinates: 48°47′59″S 107°30′02″E / 48.79972°S 107.50056°E
