Antarctica: Facts news, features and articles about the southernmost continent
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40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for monthsThe "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of its existence.
By Harry Baker Published
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Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcanoEarth from space A 2018 satellite photo shows the aptly named Deception Island, which was formed by a massive eruption 4,000 years ago and remains volcanically active today.
By Harry Baker Published
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'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thought, new study suggestsBy Mathieu Morlighem Published
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High winds paint puzzling ice streaks across the sea in AntarcticaEarth from space A 2021 satellite photo captured rare, wispy streaks of ice stretching across an ocean channel separating the Ronne Ice Shelf and a patch of multi-year sea ice in Antarctica.
By Harry Baker Published
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1st map of Antarctica's green space unveiled. Here's what it shows.By Claudia Colesie Published
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Never-before-seen shapes up to 1,300 feet long discovered beneath Antarctic iceThe unusual patterns, found beneath West Antarctica's Doston Ice Shelf, could help scientists to better understand how glaciers erode.
By Ben Turner Published
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Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice"There was this gigantic river system": Researchers find ancient lost world deep beneath Antarctic ice.
By Kristel Tjandra Published
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Blood Falls: Antarctica's crimson waterfall forged from an ancient hidden heartIron-rich waters buried beneath Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica are sporadically released in what looks like a bloody mess — but the so-called Blood Falls aren't as gruesome as they first appear and sound.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Antarctic ice hole the size of Switzerland keeps cracking open. Now scientists finally know why.The Maud Rise polynya has been sporadically opening up in Antarctica's ice since at least the 1970s. Now climatologists finally know why.
By Ben Turner Published
