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Massive Iceberg Detaches from Greenland Glacier

HeadlineJul 19, 2012

An iceberg twice size of Manhattan has broken off from one of Greenland’s two main glaciers, the Petermann Glacier. It was the second time in two years that parts of the Petermann Glacier have broken off after an ice island four times Manhattan’s size cracked apart in August 2010.

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