The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has compiled a detailed topographic map using a wide range of datasets to reveal what lies beneath Antarctica's ice sheet. Skip to main content.

"Considering that Antarctica is the highest, driest, and one of the most remote places on Earth, we now have an incredible topographic model to measure against in the future," said Paul Morin, a ...

Scientists have completed the most detailed map of the land under the frozen ice sheet of Antarctica. This is the third version of this map, and is known as Bedmap3.It has incorporated data from ships ...

Earth's oceans have topographic features and are held down by gravity, not contained by a giant Antarctic ice wall. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA ...

A new study shows that the deepest point on land is under the Denman Glacier in East Antarctica. Glaciologists at the University of California, Irvine, were mapping the area only to find that the ...

Covering approximately 98 percent of Antarctica to a latitude of 88 degrees south (there’s a slight hole right at the South Pole due to a lack of satellite coverage), the map has a resolution of ...

Scientists need to monitor Antarctica as climate change intensifies, ... The Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System is the only instrument on ICESat-2.

Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Melting at Fastest Rate in 5,500 Years ... no topographic features will help stabilize the glacier where it is, potentially leading to runaway melting.