Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains enigma unraveled in East Antarctica
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 13:31
in Earth & Climate
The birth of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains buried beneath the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet a puzzle mystifying scientists since their first discovery in 1958 is finally solved. The remarkably long geological history explains the formation of the mountain range in the least explored frontier on Earth and where the Antarctic Ice Sheet first formed. The findings are published this week in the journal Nature.