US EditionScientists Unveil Origins of Antarctica's Hidden Gamburtsev Mountains
- Scientists revealed new findings on the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains hidden beneath East Antarctica's ice since 1958.
- This discovery followed a Soviet expedition that used seismic techniques during the 1950s, uncovering a mountain range puzzling researchers for decades.
- Recent studies trace the mountains' origins over 500 million years ago to tectonic collisions that formed the supercontinent Gondwana, causing crust uplift from molten rock flows.
- Analysis of zircon grains indicates that the Gamburtsev Mountains started forming about 650 million years ago, grew to heights comparable to the Himalayas by approximately 580 million years ago, and that deep melting within the crust ceased near 500 million years ago.
- The range remains one of Earth's best-preserved ancient mountain belts, shielded by thick ice, offering fresh insight into continent stability and guiding future exploration.
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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 […]
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