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Iceberg on move

THE world’s biggest iceberg has begun moving again, nearly three months after it ran aground, threatening penguin breeding colonies and blocking ships supplying food and fuel to Antarctic research stations.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2005

Antarctic iceberg threatens wildlife and research stations

The world’s biggest iceberg has begun moving again, nearly three months after it ran aground, threatening penguin breeding colonies and blocking ships supplying food and fuel to Antarctic research stations, officials said today.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2005

Penguins chicks at risk as iceberg blocks sea

TENS of thousands of Antarctic penguin chicks could starve to death in the next few weeks as a huge iceberg blocks access to coastal feeding grounds, a New Zealand official said yesterday.

Wed, 15 Dec, 2004

Penguins face starvation as iceberg blocks food

Tens of thousands of penguin chicks could starve to death in the next few weeks as a huge iceberg blocks access to coastal feeding grounds, a New Zealand official said today.

Tue, 14 Dec, 2004

British pilot offers stranded Australian fuel

A British pilot forced by bad weather to abandon her attempt to fly around the world over both poles said today that an Australian aviator stranded at a research station on the Antarctic coast could use fuel she stored there for her trip.

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