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Satellite view of iceberg A81, 22 September 2026
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A81

Imagery: NASA EOSDIS GIBS / Worldview, MODIS (Aqua). Captured 22 September 2026.

4,635 kmtravelled in 192 weekly listings

Its drift, week by week

Weekly positions from the US National Ice Center, 27 January 2023 to 24 September 2026.

  1. First listed

    27 January 2023, 75.66° S, 27.16° W

  2. Into 2024

    4 January 2024, 76.48° S, 48.39° W

  3. Into 2025

    2 January 2025, 69.71° S, 58.27° W

  4. Into 2026

    2 January 2026, 64.88° S, 58.17° W

  5. Latest position

    24 September 2026, 56.94° S, 44.39° W

60° W50° W40° W30° W20° W80° S75° S70° S65° S60° S55° S202420252026500 kmN
size on 27 January 2023
28 × 25 nm
size at its last listing
28 × 25 nm
latest position
56.94° S, 44.39° W

Iceberg A81 was at 56.9°S, 44.4°W on 24 September 2026, according to the US National Ice Center weekly list. Its listed size was about 28 by 25 nautical miles. It has been listed in 192 weekly positions since 27 January 2023, drifting about 4,635 km.

All 192 weekly positions
Weekly positions and sizes of iceberg A81 from the US National Ice Center list
DatePositionSize (nautical miles)
56.9°S, 44.4°W28 × 25
57.7°S, 45.9°W28 × 25
57.4°S, 47.2°W28 × 25
58.7°S, 47.3°W28 × 25
58.7°S, 49.9°W28 × 25
58.9°S, 51.0°W28 × 25
59.2°S, 51.2°W28 × 25
59.5°S, 50.8°W28 × 25
60.4°S, 52.8°W28 × 25
60.7°S, 52.8°W28 × 25
61.2°S, 53.4°W28 × 25
61.2°S, 52.3°W28 × 25
61.9°S, 53.3°W28 × 25
62.4°S, 54.2°W28 × 25
63.0°S, 53.6°W28 × 25
63.3°S, 53.0°W28 × 25
63.5°S, 53.3°W28 × 25
63.6°S, 53.7°W28 × 25
63.9°S, 54.5°W28 × 25
64.1°S, 55.2°W28 × 25
64.1°S, 55.3°W28 × 25
64.4°S, 55.3°W28 × 25
64.7°S, 56.2°W28 × 25
64.7°S, 56.5°W28 × 25
64.8°S, 56.9°W28 × 25
64.8°S, 57.1°W28 × 25
64.9°S, 57.5°W28 × 25
64.8°S, 57.6°W28 × 25
64.8°S, 57.9°W28 × 25
64.7°S, 58.1°W28 × 25
64.8°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
64.8°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
64.8°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
64.8°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
64.8°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
64.8°S, 58.5°W28 × 25
64.9°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
64.9°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
64.9°S, 58.2°W28 × 25
65.0°S, 58.0°W28 × 25
65.0°S, 58.0°W28 × 25
65.1°S, 57.8°W28 × 25
65.1°S, 57.8°W28 × 25
65.0°S, 57.7°W28 × 25
65.1°S, 57.8°W28 × 25
65.3°S, 57.9°W28 × 25
65.4°S, 58.0°W28 × 25
65.5°S, 58.1°W28 × 25
65.6°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
65.7°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
65.8°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
66.3°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
66.4°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
66.5°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
66.7°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
66.7°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
66.9°S, 58.2°W28 × 25
67.1°S, 58.1°W28 × 25
67.1°S, 58.0°W28 × 25
67.5°S, 58.1°W28 × 25
67.7°S, 58.1°W28 × 25
67.7°S, 58.2°W28 × 25
68.0°S, 58.0°W28 × 25
67.9°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
68.1°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
68.1°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
68.1°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
68.2°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
68.2°S, 58.2°W28 × 25
68.3°S, 58.1°W28 × 25
68.3°S, 58.2°W28 × 25
68.4°S, 58.1°W28 × 25
68.5°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
68.5°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
68.5°S, 58.2°W28 × 25
68.6°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
68.7°S, 58.8°W28 × 25
68.9°S, 58.8°W28 × 25
69.2°S, 58.9°W28 × 25
69.2°S, 58.8°W28 × 25
69.3°S, 58.9°W28 × 25
69.4°S, 59.0°W28 × 25
69.7°S, 58.9°W28 × 25
69.4°S, 58.9°W28 × 25
69.5°S, 58.9°W28 × 25
69.6°S, 58.9°W28 × 25
69.5°S, 58.8°W28 × 25
69.7°S, 58.5°W28 × 25
69.7°S, 58.4°W28 × 25
69.7°S, 58.3°W28 × 25
69.7°S, 58.0°W28 × 25
69.5°S, 58.1°W28 × 25
69.4°S, 57.7°W28 × 25
69.3°S, 57.6°W28 × 25
69.5°S, 57.3°W28 × 25
69.5°S, 57.1°W28 × 25
69.3°S, 56.9°W28 × 25
69.3°S, 57.1°W28 × 25
69.4°S, 57.0°W28 × 25
70.0°S, 56.6°W28 × 25
70.1°S, 56.2°W28 × 25
70.1°S, 55.5°W28 × 25
70.1°S, 55.6°W28 × 25
71.2°S, 54.1°W28 × 25
71.3°S, 53.9°W28 × 25
71.8°S, 52.8°W28 × 25
72.0°S, 52.2°W28 × 25
71.9°S, 51.7°W28 × 25
72.1°S, 51.5°W28 × 25
72.3°S, 51.2°W28 × 25
72.5°S, 50.9°W28 × 25
73.0°S, 50.9°W28 × 25
73.5°S, 51.1°W28 × 25
73.6°S, 50.4°W28 × 25
73.6°S, 50.5°W28 × 25
74.3°S, 50.7°W28 × 25
74.3°S, 50.7°W28 × 25
74.3°S, 50.7°W28 × 25
74.3°S, 50.7°W28 × 25
74.3°S, 50.7°W28 × 25
74.8°S, 51.2°W28 × 25
75.2°S, 50.7°W28 × 25
75.3°S, 49.7°W28 × 25
75.6°S, 49.7°W28 × 25
75.8°S, 49.8°W28 × 25
75.9°S, 49.3°W28 × 25
75.9°S, 49.1°W28 × 25
75.9°S, 48.7°W28 × 25
76.0°S, 48.3°W28 × 25
76.0°S, 48.4°W28 × 25
76.2°S, 47.9°W28 × 25
76.1°S, 47.9°W28 × 25
76.0°S, 47.7°W28 × 25
76.2°S, 47.9°W28 × 25
76.3°S, 48.2°W28 × 25
76.4°S, 48.3°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 48.5°W28 × 25
76.4°S, 48.4°W28 × 25
76.4°S, 47.7°W28 × 25
76.4°S, 48.2°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 48.6°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 48.4°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 49.1°W28 × 25
76.6°S, 49.4°W28 × 25
76.6°S, 49.5°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 49.4°W28 × 25
76.4°S, 49.0°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 49.3°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 49.4°W28 × 25
76.3°S, 48.8°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 48.5°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 46.5°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 46.9°W28 × 25
76.7°S, 46.3°W28 × 25
76.7°S, 46.0°W28 × 25
76.7°S, 45.6°W28 × 25
77.0°S, 44.8°W28 × 25
77.2°S, 44.7°W28 × 25
77.2°S, 44.7°W28 × 25
77.0°S, 44.6°W28 × 25
77.0°S, 44.6°W28 × 25
77.2°S, 44.6°W28 × 25
77.1°S, 44.5°W28 × 25
77.7°S, 39.2°W28 × 25
77.4°S, 43.0°W28 × 25
77.4°S, 43.0°W28 × 25
77.4°S, 43.0°W28 × 25
77.5°S, 42.3°W28 × 25
77.5°S, 42.1°W28 × 25
77.5°S, 41.2°W28 × 25
77.7°S, 39.2°W28 × 25
77.5°S, 40.5°W28 × 25
77.6°S, 40.0°W28 × 25
77.7°S, 39.2°W28 × 25
77.7°S, 38.5°W28 × 25
77.8°S, 37.5°W28 × 25
77.7°S, 37.2°W28 × 25
77.6°S, 36.5°W28 × 25
77.6°S, 36.1°W28 × 25
77.3°S, 35.7°W28 × 25
77.3°S, 35.4°W28 × 25
77.2°S, 34.9°W28 × 25
76.8°S, 33.7°W28 × 25
76.6°S, 32.4°W28 × 25
76.5°S, 31.7°W28 × 25
76.4°S, 30.8°W28 × 25
76.2°S, 29.9°W28 × 25
76.0°S, 28.8°W28 × 25
75.9°S, 28.3°W28 × 25
75.8°S, 27.6°W28 × 25
75.7°S, 27.5°W28 × 25
75.7°S, 27.2°W28 × 25

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Icebergs nearby this week

  • D33B about 270 km away, 321 km²
  • D32 about 331 km away, 106 km²
  • D35 about 359 km away, 216 km²
  • A83 about 611 km away, 190 km²
  • A85 about 617 km away, 62.6 km²
  • D33C about 792 km away, 78.8 km²

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