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Press Release 09-029
U.S.-led, International Research Team Confirms Alps-like Mountain Range Exists under East Antarctic Ice Sheet

A capstone of NSF-supported International Polar Year deployments, project may help determine what caused ice sheet to form

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An artist's rendering of the Antarctica Gamburstev Province (AGAP) project.

An artist's rendering of the Antarctica Gamburstev Province (AGAP) project.

Credit: Zina Deretsky / NSF


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An animation showing how the Gamburtsevs may have caused the ice sheet to grow.

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An animation showing how the Gamburtsevs may have caused the ice sheet to grow.

Credit: Penn State University/University of Kansas/Australian Antarctic Division

 

Photo of a Twin Otter aircraft silhouetted by the sun.

A Twin Otter aircraft silhouetted by the sun.

Credit: Robin Bell / Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory


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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2009