New Map Reveals Giant Fjords Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet

New Map Reveals Giant Fjords Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:28:00 -0500

Scientists from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia have used ice-penetrating radar to create the first high-resolution topographic map of one of the last uncharted regions of Earth, the Aurora Subglacial Basin, an immense ice-buried lowland larger than Texas in East Antarctica.

The map reveals some of the largest fjords or ice cut channels on Earth, providing important insights into the history of ice in Antarctica.

Data from the study will help computer modelers ...

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