Scientists have identified a massive hidden geological formation beneath East Antarctica. The findings show that several well-known subglacial basins are actually connected as part of a single enormous system.
The newly identified feature consists of a network of huge basins concealed beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, where ice exceeds 3 km in thickness in some locations. Taken together, these basins form a vast fan-shaped pattern stretching across a large portion of the continent.
Researchers have named the formation the East Antarctic Fan-shaped Basin Province. The province includes several of Antarctica’s most famous hidden features, including the Wilkes Basin, the Aurora Basin, and the basin that contains Lake Vostok, the largest known subglacial lake on Earth.
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Scientists discover vast hidden geological structure beneath East Antarctica
