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Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.

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East Antarctic Ice Sheet

Who
Scientists
What
Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:50:00 GMT · 5h 2m ago
Where
East Antarctic Ice Sheet ·
Why
The province extends over a large part of East Antarctica, affecting how overlying ice shifts, melts, and responds to the terrain below.
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This discovery could improve forecasts of future sea-level rise by providing better knowledge of the geology guiding ice flow, which is crucial as Antarctica's ice sheets play a major role in global sea levels.

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  1. Health & Science5h 2m ago
    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.
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  3. Health & Science5h 2m ago
    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath two miles of Antarctic ice, named the East Antarctic Fan-Shaped Basin Province.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice, named the East Antarctic Fan-Shaped Basin Province.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.
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  9. Health & Science5h 2m ago
    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature under two miles of Antarctic ice, named the East Antarctic Fan-Shaped Basin Province.
    Open article
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.
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    Scientists 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.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.
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    Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice.
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