A 'vulnerable Antarctica' Scientists said the map revealed that the ice sheet is at greater risk of melting due to the incursion of warm ocean water that’s occurring at the fringes of the continent.

The new map comes as Antarctica is losing ice mass at an average rate of about 150 billion tons per year. advertisement. ... 118.378°E in Wilkes Land," the press release said.

Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. ... Bedmap3, a map of the land beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. ...

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than 60 years' worth of data from satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds.

New land in Antarctica is colonised by pioneer organisms. The first to appear are algae and cyanobacteria – minuscule organisms tiny enough to fit between sand grains. Here, sheltered from the ...

Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map of Antarctica without ice, revealing its hidden mountains, canyons, and geological features. The new Bedmap3 dataset helps researchers understand ice ...

Antarctica breakthrough as map shows huge undiscovered mountains under ice ... 118.378°E in Wilkes Land. The ice here is 4,757 m thick, or more than 15 times the height of the Shard, ...

Bedmap3 reveals new insights into the topography of Antarctica. Credit: Scientific Data (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-04672-y The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice ...

Newsweek has created a map that lays bare the isolation of a South African research base in Antarctica where a team is reportedly trapped with a colleague who has become violent.. A man has ...

The new map comes as Antarctica is losing ice mass at an average rate of about 150 billion tons per year. ... 118.378°E in Wilkes Land," the press release said.

A New Antarctica Map Reveals What May Actually Be Under The Ice ... The Antarctic ice sheet covers about 98% of the continent's land mass, and its ice is estimated to be about 1.2 miles thick.