The world's largest iceberg looks set to collide with a group of remote islands in the southern Atlantic, risking the safety of wildlife in a region renowned for rich biodiversity that surpasses even that of the Galapagos.

The world’s largest iceberg – A23a – continues to move along its collision course with the remote British island of South Georgia. If previous iceberg crashes are anything to go by, a bump with this icy behemoth could be a catastrophe for their resident seals,

As feared, the world's largest iceberg, slowly drifting north from Antarctica, appears to be on a collision course with the island of South Georgia. The iceberg, officially dubbed A23a, is making a beeline for the island home to colonies of King penguins and millions of elephant and fur seals at risk of being blocked in.