As a clear demonstration of "the ability of man to advance" past 500 kilometers (311 miles) in Antarctica, the National Science Foundation Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is located at the ...
A 1550 square km (963 sq mi.) iceberg, designated A81 broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. A time-lapse of the 'calving process' was captured by satellites. Credit; ESA - European Space Agency ...
The Earth Explorer satellite carries a radar altimeter to measure the height of the ice surface, which helps to work out changes in the thickness of sea ice and land ice Noel Gourmelen from the ...
With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented ... Robinson's intention had been to take such samples from sea ice near to the Ross Ice Shelf, a giant ice shelf with an area of more than ...