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Tuesday 17 August 1999 23:02 BST
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THE UNITED States National Ice Center issued a warning yesterday that a giant iceberg was posing a threat to shipping in the ocean between South America and Antarctica.

The iceberg, named B-10A, measures 24 by 48 miles and is located in the shipping lanes near the South Orkney Islands. It is drifting south-east at about seven to nine miles per day and smaller icebergs are breaking off as it moves into warmer water.

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