Still Waters Posted January 13, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 13, 2016 A vast, previously unrecognised canyon system could be hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet. Hints of its presence are seen in the shape of the white continent's surface, in a largely unexplored region called Princess Elizabeth Land. If confirmed by a proper geophysical survey - now under way - the winding canyon network would be over 1,000km long and in places as much as 1km deep. These dimensions would make it bigger than the famous Grand Canyon in the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-35303779 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted January 13, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Damn Shuggoths. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docyabut2 Posted January 13, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Just think if the whole Antarctic ice' melts. there will be a whole new continent for people to live on,solving the population growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodnite Posted January 14, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 14, 2016 A new discovery. In a land time forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted January 15, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 15, 2016 If I may say it would be amazingly interesting if core samples and whatever can be done to expose dead trees or animal skeletons and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug1029 Posted January 16, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 16, 2016 If I may say it would be amazingly interesting if core samples and whatever can be done to expose dead trees or animal skeletons and such. Best we could do with wood samples is to produce a free-floating chronology. Anything in that canyon is so old we have nothing to use to cross-date it. Maybe we could learn whether defoliating insects or ice/wind storms or early frosts were a problem. That's about it, though. Still be fascinating to study. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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