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False colour Landsat 8 satellite image of Saunders Island and the lava lake within the crater of Mount Michael (image acquired 31/01/2018). Inset map shows the location of Saunders Island.

Discovery of rare lava lake on remote sub-Antarctic island

Geology Page - July 6, 2019

Polynya

Uncovering Polynya : Research unravels 43-year-old mystery in deep Antarctica

Illustration of flowing water under the Antarctic ice sheet

Heat Source Under West Antarctica

World’s largest volcanic range may lurk beneath Antarctic ice

Hidden lakes drain below West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

Recent Antarctic Climate, Glacier Changes at the ‘Upper Bound’ of Normal

Geology Page - April 15, 2013

Antarctica’s First Whale Skeleton Found With Nine New Deep-Sea Species

Geology Page - March 25, 2013

The Making of Antarctica’s Hidden Fjords

Geology Page - March 11, 2013

Antarctic Scientists Discover 18-Kilogram Meteorite

Geology Page - March 1, 2013

Studying Ice Cores from West Antarctica

Geology Page - February 9, 2013

Large Methane Reservoirs Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet, Study Suggests

Geology Page - August 29, 2012

Origins of Antarctica’s Ice-Covered Mountains Unraveled

Geology Page - November 17, 2011

Tohoku tsunami created icebergs in Antarctica

Geology Page - September 17, 2011

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