What lies beneath Antarctica's ice? Lakes, life and the grandest of canyons
There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terraincognita is the land beneath Antarcticas ice sheets. Buried under kilometres of ice is afascinating realm of canyons, waterways and lakes, which is only now being mapped indetail.
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The Conversation Media Group
2016
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Online Access: | http://theconversation.com/what-lies-beneath-antarcticas-ice-lakes-life-and-the-grandest-of-canyons-61748 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/110387 |
Summary: | There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terraincognita is the land beneath Antarcticas ice sheets. Buried under kilometres of ice is afascinating realm of canyons, waterways and lakes, which is only now being mapped indetail. |
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