Tunnels as tall as the Eiffel Tower discovered under Antarctic ice sheets

[WhiteLove]

http://gizadeathstar.com/2016/01/antarctic-tunnels-as-tall-as-the-eiffel-tower-found/

[Cidersomerset]

You reminded me of an article I saw last week.....

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'Gigantic chasm under Antarctic ice'

By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent


13 January 2016

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Faint lineations in the ice surface have been traced by satellites (For comparison,
the Grand Canyon is about 450km long)

A vast, previously unrecognised canyon system could be hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet.

Hints of its presence are seen in the shape of the white continent's surface, in a
largely unexplored region called Princess Elizabeth Land.If confirmed by a proper
geophysical survey - now under way - the winding canyon network would be over
1,000km long and in places as much as 1km deep.

These dimensions would make it bigger than the famous Grand Canyon in the US.

"We know from other areas of Antarctica that the shape of the ice surface is
obviously dependent on the shape of the landscape underneath - because the ice is
flowing over that landscape," explained Dr Stewart Jamieson, from Durham
University, UK.

"When we look in Princess Elizabeth Land with satellite data, there seem to be
some linear features in the surface ice that to us look very reminiscent of a canyon.

"We have traced these faint lineations from the centre of Princess Elizabeth Land all
the way to the coast, off to the north. It's a pretty substantial system," he told BBC
News.There are suggestions also that the canyon network is connected to a
previously undiscovered subglacial lake.

If confirmed, this lake would likely cover up to 1,250 square km, which is about 80
times as big as Windermere, England's largest lake.



Read More...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35303779

[Hervé]

I guess the title wouldn't be as intriguing if it were labelled: "Crevasses (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crevasse) as deep as the Eiffel Tower discovered under Antarctic ice sheets"

Whereas "Tunnels"... hmmmm... man-made stuff... hmmm...

[mojo]

well we know its a great place to hide stuff... and what about Admiral Bird's testimony? He has no reason to lie about what he observed down under...

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[thepainterdoug]

why are his documents classified? says it all right there