This is not the first time an iceberg has posed a threat to South Georgia. In 2004, iceberg A38 "grounded on its continental shelf, leaving dead penguin chicks and seal pups on beaches as massive ice chunks blocked their access to feeding grounds,

The world’s largest iceberg is heading towards a remote British island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean and could threaten millions of penguins and seals that live there. The huge iceberg A23a measures almost 1,

Iceberg A23a is massive, slightly smaller than Long Island. It is drifting slowly towards South Georgia Island and if it reaches the island, it could wreak havoc.