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In farewell since 16 September 2022

B50

3,868 kmtravelled in 90 weekly listings

Its drift, week by week

Weekly positions from the US National Ice Center, 31 December 2020 to 16 September 2022.

  1. First listed

    31 December 2020, 73.90° S, 138.21° W

  2. Into 2021

    8 January 2021, 73.69° S, 137.79° W

  3. Into 2022

    7 January 2022, 68.07° S, 166.62° W

  4. Last listed

    16 September 2022, 57.85° S, 149.11° W

170° W160° W150° W140° W75° S70° S65° S60° S55° S2022250 kmN
size on 31 December 2020
15 × 6 nm
size at its last listing
3 × 2 nm
last known position
57.85° S, 149.11° W

Iceberg B50 was last listed by the US National Ice Center on 16 September 2022, at 57.9°S, 149.1°W. Its listed size was about 3 by 2 nautical miles. It was listed in 90 weekly positions from 31 December 2020, drifting about 3,868 km.

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All 90 weekly positions
Weekly positions and sizes of iceberg B50 from the US National Ice Center list
DatePositionSize (nautical miles)
57.9°S, 149.1°W3 × 2
58.7°S, 150.1°W10 × 3
58.6°S, 152.4°W10 × 3
59.6°S, 154.4°W10 × 3
59.9°S, 155.2°W10 × 3
61.0°S, 155.3°W10 × 3
61.2°S, 156.5°W10 × 3
61.6°S, 156.8°W10 × 3
62.5°S, 157.5°W12 × 3
62.5°S, 159.3°W12 × 3
62.7°S, 161.0°W14 × 5
63.5°S, 163.8°W14 × 5
63.7°S, 165.1°W14 × 5
64.3°S, 165.3°W14 × 5
64.7°S, 164.7°W14 × 5
64.7°S, 164.7°W14 × 5
65.0°S, 165.0°W14 × 5
65.1°S, 165.0°W14 × 5
65.3°S, 164.9°W14 × 5
65.4°S, 165.0°W14 × 5
65.5°S, 165.2°W14 × 5
65.8°S, 165.4°W14 × 5
65.9°S, 165.5°W14 × 5
66.0°S, 165.4°W14 × 5
66.2°S, 166.0°W15 × 6
66.4°S, 166.3°W15 × 6
66.6°S, 166.4°W15 × 6
66.9°S, 166.8°W15 × 6
67.0°S, 166.9°W15 × 6
67.3°S, 167.2°W15 × 6
67.5°S, 167.4°W15 × 6
67.5°S, 167.3°W15 × 6
67.6°S, 167.7°W15 × 6
67.6°S, 167.4°W15 × 6
67.8°S, 166.9°W15 × 6
68.0°S, 167.1°W15 × 6
68.1°S, 166.6°W15 × 6
68.3°S, 166.3°W15 × 6
68.3°S, 166.1°W15 × 6
68.5°S, 166.0°W15 × 6
68.7°S, 165.8°W15 × 6
69.2°S, 166.4°W15 × 6
69.2°S, 165.6°W15 × 6
69.6°S, 165.7°W15 × 6
69.8°S, 166.4°W15 × 6
70.2°S, 166.7°W15 × 6
70.4°S, 166.8°W15 × 6
70.7°S, 166.8°W15 × 6
71.3°S, 165.9°W15 × 6
71.6°S, 166.1°W15 × 6
72.2°S, 165.8°W15 × 6
72.5°S, 165.2°W15 × 6
72.7°S, 165.2°W15 × 6
73.3°S, 164.7°W15 × 6
73.7°S, 164.9°W15 × 6
74.3°S, 164.0°W15 × 6
74.6°S, 163.1°W15 × 6
74.8°S, 161.3°W15 × 6
75.0°S, 160.4°W15 × 6
75.8°S, 160.6°W15 × 6
75.8°S, 159.3°W15 × 6
75.7°S, 156.8°W15 × 6
75.7°S, 155.7°W15 × 6
75.7°S, 154.7°W15 × 6
75.7°S, 154.3°W15 × 6
75.6°S, 152.9°W15 × 6
75.5°S, 151.1°W15 × 6
75.3°S, 149.4°W15 × 6
75.0°S, 148.1°W15 × 6
74.4°S, 146.9°W15 × 6
74.6°S, 146.7°W15 × 6
74.5°S, 145.7°W15 × 6
74.0°S, 145.2°W15 × 6
73.7°S, 146.0°W15 × 6
73.8°S, 145.4°W15 × 6
74.1°S, 145.0°W15 × 6
74.1°S, 145.6°W15 × 6
73.9°S, 145.6°W15 × 6
73.8°S, 144.8°W15 × 6
74.1°S, 144.5°W15 × 6
74.3°S, 142.0°W15 × 6
74.0°S, 141.4°W15 × 6
74.0°S, 140.4°W15 × 6
74.2°S, 140.2°W15 × 6
73.8°S, 140.5°W15 × 6
73.8°S, 139.6°W15 × 6
73.7°S, 138.2°W15 × 6
73.7°S, 138.0°W15 × 6
73.7°S, 137.8°W15 × 6
73.9°S, 138.2°W15 × 6

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Farewell, B50

It was no longer listed by the US National Ice Center. Its farewell pack holds a certificate of passing, its final portrait from space and a life sheet with every position.

Its life on the weekly list

First listed31 December 2020

90 weekson the list

Last listed16 September 2022

Icebergs nearby this week

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  • B51 about 1,970 km away, 79 km²
  • B52 about 2,005 km away, 168 km²
  • B22A about 2,561 km away, 1,372 km²
  • B22H about 2,582 km away, 75.5 km²
  • A84 about 2,888 km away, 181 km²

Every iceberg tracked this week

Iceberg positions and sizes: US National Ice Center. Adoption is symbolic. Adoptice is not affiliated with the US National Ice Center.