Antarctica may appear to be an endless expanse of ice, but beneath its frozen surface lies a complex and dramatic landscape ...

Sharper satellite images helped form the backbone of Bedmap3, which updates maps of icy Antarctica — particularly among the high mountains and isolated interior of the eastern part of the continent.

Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a press release about the map said. Bedmap3 is the newest map showing what ...

The mapping effort, called Bedmap3, includes far more detail than previous maps and includes millions more data points. "In general, it's become clear the Antarctic ice sheet is thicker than we ...

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It's common knowledge that Earth's southernmost continent, Antarctica, has exceptionally cold temperatures. However, you might not know the scope of the continent's frigidity. Antarctica is one ...

combined with sophisticated computer models to complete what is called Bedmap3. This is the third such map created by BAS and a team of international scientists since 2001. Its purpose is to peel ...

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than 60 years' worth of data from satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds.