An enormous iceberg has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists have announced. The iceberg weighs a staggering trillion tonnes and has an area of 5,800 sq km. It was found to have split off from the Larsen C segment of the ice shelf on Wednesday after scientists examined the satellite data from the area, the Daily Mail reported.

Scientists at the University of Swansea in Britain said they were expecting it. They had been following the development of a large crack in Larsen's ice for more than a decade.

The final break happened between Monday and Wednesday and the calving of the iceberg, which is likely to be named A68, reduces the size of the ice Shelf by around 12 per cent, said researchers.

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