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Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice.
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East Antarctica
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What
Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:50:00 GMT · 4h 59m ago
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East Antarctica ·
Why
The finding could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next, potentially affecting overlying ice shifts and melts.
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This newly discovered geological structure in East Antarctica, named the East Antarctic Fan-Shaped Basin Province, may influence ice sheet behavior and improve global sea-level rise forecasts, which is critical for communities preparing for flood risks.
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- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice, named the East Antarctic Fan-Shaped Basin Province.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature under two miles of Antarctic ice, named the East Antarctic Fan-Shaped Basin Province.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 59m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice.Open article