Dec 26, 2024 · The sheer-faced "ice wall" shown in the post is an ice shelf, Theodore Scambos, an Antarctic researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder, told USA TODAY in an email.

Antarctica is divided into the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, East Antarctic Ice Sheet and Antarctic Peninsula based on historical definitions plus information from modern-day DEM and ice velocity data.

Jun 10, 2022 · Researchers in Antarctica have discovered a hidden ecosystem more than 1,600 feet below the ice, filled with shrimp-like creatures.

Sep 29, 2023 · An ice wall does not surround Earth, which is spherical, not flat, contrary to a conspiracy theory video viewed widely online.

Ross Ice Shelf, world’s largest body of floating ice, lying at the head of Ross Sea, itself an enormous indentation in the continent of Antarctica. The ice shelf lies between about 155° W and 160° E longitude and about 78° S and 86° S latitude.

Feb 8, 2024 · Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and dramatically around 8,000 years ago, according to new research — providing an alarming...

Nov 22, 2023 · A video of a map depicting Earth’s continents surrounded by an Antarctic “ice wall” is a creative interpretation from an online art forum. Some posts on social media have shared it with...

Feb 26, 2024 · Using satellite altimetry data collected since the 1990s, scientists previously found significant thinning on ice shelves in West Antarctica, the western Antarctic Peninsula, and parts of East Antarctica.

Oct 24, 2023 · From high above, the icy kingdom of Antarctica appears as a vast, flat wilderness. A white sheet, draped over the planet's southern pole. But beneath the ice lies a surprising …

16 hours ago · An ice core suggests that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet lost ice 125,000 years ago, but not to the extent proposed by some scenarios.