The Telegraph reports:
The images from the European Space Agency (ESA) revealed that an estimated 700 square kilometres of the Wilkins Ice Shelf have been lost, with satellite data last week showing the first icebergs had started to calve off its northern front.
The indications that the ice shelf has become unstable follow the collapse three weeks ago of the ice bridge between the Antarctic mainland and Charcot Island, with the loss of around 330 square kilometres of ice.
The following video has nothing to do with ice loss, but it does give a sense of the astounding beauty of the place:
Antarctica from Darek Sepiolo on Vimeo.