New study at South Pole discovers embayment the size of the UK formed part of East Antarctica’s elusive edge.
New study at South Pole discovers embayment the size of the UK formed part of East Antarctica’s elusive edge.
East Antarctica is the least known region of Earth. Studying this remote part of the continent is extremely difficult, requiring researchers to look beneath kilometres of blanketing ice.
A team of scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have done exactly this though for a new study published today in the journal, Nature Communications Earth & Environment.
Researchers used innovative techniques to reveal the geological makeup of the elusive edge of East Antarctica. The data they have gathered provides new insights into the hidden geology of the South Pole that helps constrain the extent and the shape of the edge of East Antarctica.
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