It’s often said that you can expect to bump into an Irish person all over the world, but meeting an old school-mate in Antarctica possibly takes the biscuit.

Now that's what you call a floater

A huge iceberg, estimated to be the size of Manhattan, is moving away from Antarctica and towards the open ocean where it could pose a threat to international shipping lanes.

A 233-square-mile iceberg has broken off the Pine Island Glacier in the Antarctic, the National Ice Centre reported.