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Montevideo, April 20th 2024 - 12:35 UTC

Tag: Antartic canyon

  • Friday, January 15th 2016 - 08:06 UTC

    Strong hints of a vast canyon system hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet

    If confirmed by a proper geophysical survey - now under way - the winding canyon network would be over 1,000km long and in places as much as 1km deep.

    A vast, previously unrecognized canyon system could be hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet. Hints of its presence are seen in the shape of the white continent's surface, in a largely unexplored region called Princess Elizabeth Land. If confirmed by a proper geophysical survey - now under way - the winding canyon network would be over 1,000km long and in places as much as 1km deep.