US EditionScientists Unveil Origins of Antarctica's Hidden Gamburtsev Mountains
- Scientists published a new study in 2025 revealing how the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains formed beneath East Antarctica's ice sheet.
- These mountains originated over 500 million years ago during the ancient continental collisions that created the supercontinent Gondwana.
- The mountain range, first discovered by a Soviet seismic expedition in 1958, is about the size of the European Alps and remains covered by thick ice.
- Zircon evidence indicates that the Gamburtsev Mountains started forming approximately 650 million years ago, attained heights comparable to the Himalayas by about 580 million years ago, and that the period of intense crustal melting concluded near 500 million years ago.
- This research offers insights into Earth's tectonic history and explains Antarctica's stable interior, while the thick ice complicates direct mountain sampling.
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Antarctica has a huge, completely hidden mountain range. New data reveals its birth over 500 million years ago
Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic Mountains, rise above the ice. But others, like the mysterious and ancient Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in the middle of East Antarctica, are completely buried. The Gamburtsev […]
Mountain Range Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice Frozen in Time, Study Finds
Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains.Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic Mountains, rise above the ice. But others, like the mysterious and ancient Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in the middle of East Antarctica, are completely buried. The Gamburtsev Mountains are similar in scale and shape to the European Alps. But we can't …
Hidden Beneath Antarctic Ice for Eons, a “Deeply Puzzling” Soviet-era Discovery Finally Reveals Its Secrets
Deep beneath the thick ice that covers East Antarctica, scientists are revealing new discoveries about a mystery that has been hidden beneath the continent’s frozen exterior for half a billion years. According to newly published research, clues to the formation of a mountain range the size of the Alps tucked away below Antarctic ice are being revealed, offering geologists a unique glimpse at the processes behind their formation. The Gamburtsev S…
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