With an ice sheet second only to Antarctica’s in size ... The ice is constantly moving outward to outlying glaciers, such as Sermeq Kujalleq (also known as Illulissat Icefjord and Jakobshavn ...

FRIS is protected by thick ice and near-freezing seawater flowing over the underwater continental shelf that rings the coast of Antarctica in the Weddell Sea. However, in the summer, warmer water ...

Pío XI Glacier, the Southern Hemisphere's largest outside Antarctica "Pio XI—or the Brüggen Glacier—is the longest glacier in the southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica, and it is truly ...

It's part of a broader research campaign to better understand changes to the nearby Denman Glacier — the fastest-melting glacier in East Antarctica. The deep field campsite at Bunger Hills ...

Why it's incredible: The mountain looks like a human-made pyramid. A mountain that's hidden in a sea of snow in Antarctica looks strikingly like an ancient Egyptian pyramid when viewed from above.

Guests can experience the Chilean Fjords, Glacier Alley, and new for this season: Pío XI Glacier, the Southern Hemisphere's largest outside Antarctica "Pio XI—or the Brüggen Glacier—is the longest ...

The drilling was completed earlier this month at a location called Little Dome C near the Concordia Research Station in southeastern Antarctica ... found in a Tibetan glacier.] ...

Scientists have successfully extracted what is likely the world's oldest ice, dating back 1.2 million years, from deep within Antarctica. Working in extreme conditions of -35 degree C, the team ...