This hidden topography is a dramatic secret that hints at the continent’s dynamic past. The Transantarctic Mountains, which divide East Antarctica and West Antarctica, have long captivated explorers ...

Antarctica may appear to be an endless expanse of ice, but beneath its frozen surface lies a complex and dramatic landscape of rocky mountains, valleys, and even volcanoes. Now, an international team ...

Each map is an anthropomorphic reflection of part of a country’s politics or history; for instance, revolutionary leader Guiseppe Garibaldi is depicted in the outline of Italy, with the ...

But with global heating and climate change wreaking havoc on the ice caps of Antarctica, researchers are looking to a new map of the south polar region to better map global warming changes and ...

As the name of the map implies, this is the third effort to illustrate Antarctica’s rock bed. The project began in 2001, but the researchers involved say the new map represents a dramatic ...

Recent surveys have filled knowledge gaps in East Antarctica, the South Pole, the Antarctic Peninsula, and the Transantarctic Mountains. The new map provides a clearer outline of deep valleys and ...

Map: BAS Attempts to map Antarctica's rock bed date back to 2001 ... seismic reflection - sound waves - and gravity measurements. The outline of deep valleys is better represented, as are places where ...

Researchers have unveiled the most detailed map of Antarctica's bedrock yet. | Credit: Pritchard et al., Scientific Data (2025). Creative Commons. Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map ...

Scientists have completed the most detailed map of the land under the frozen ice sheet of Antarctica. This is the third version of this map, and is known as Bedmap3. It has incorporated data from ...

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the most detailed map yet of what Antarctica looks like when you strip away its ubiquitous cover of ice and snow. Derived from 60 years of data ...