0
The Antarctic was not always at the south pole. At some stage, (possibly when all land was one mass named: Pangea) it was tropical and the vegetation (tree ferns, etc) needed to eventually form coal and oil was present. Tectonic plates movement across the earth's mantle, transported the Antarctic to its present day position at the south pole.
What else can I help you with?
In Antarctica a huge ice cap covers?
In Antarctica an ice sheet covers 98% of the rocky continent below.
Why is most of the ice in Antarctica below sea level?
Antarctica's ice sheet rests on 98% of the continent. It has been said that the ice is so heavy, ". . . In East Antarctica, the ice sheet rests on a major land mass, but in West Antarctica the bed can extend to more than 2,500 m below sea level." Quoted from the Antarctic Ice Sheet entry in Wikipedia. This is some, not most of the ice sheet. Ice shelves exist mostly below sea level.
What are the names of the part of Antarctica?
A few of Antarctica's ice shelfs are as named below: Ross ice shelf Ronne/Filchner ice shelf Riiser-Larson ice shelf Larsen ice shelf
Coal deposits have also been found beneath the ice of Antarctica but coal only forms in warm swamps How could coal be found so near the south pole?
The coal found in Antarctica likely formed during a time when the continent was situated further north within a warmer climate, allowing for the formation of coal beds in swamps. Over millions of years, tectonic movements and continental drift caused Antarctica to move to its current position near the South Pole, preserving the coal deposits beneath the ice.
Is the land covered by ice in Antarctica a sunken continent?
Some of Antarctica is below sea level, notably the continent beneath the South Pole. The ice is nearly two miles thick and the base of the ice could be below sea level.
What does fact that there is oil and coal deep below the ice and the antarctic tells you about the earth in the past?
Petroleum and Coal are formed from fossilized trees in swampland, so it means that at some point in history, likely 300 million years ago since most of the world's coal is from that time period, Antarctica had a large swamp and forest. This supports plate tectonics, which indicate that prior to 50 million years ago, Antarctica was usually close to or on the Equator.
What has newly been discovered beneath antarctics ice?
supposedly there is a flowing lake about 2 miles below the ice in antarctica.
What are the four longest rivers in Antarctica?
There are no 'rivers' in Antarctica, unless you consider glaciers as flowing rivers of ice. You can review the lists, below, and identify the longest glaciers in Antarctica.
What is the difference between Antarctica and Antarctic?
The antarctic is an area below the antarctic circle. It includes seas and ice shelves. Antarctica is a continent in that area and is only the landmass.The Antarctic Region includes the continent of Antarctica.
What percentage of the ice can find in the antarctica?
One hundred percent of the ice found in Antarctica is...ice...in Antarctica.
What does the fact that there is oil and coal deep below the ice in the Antarctic tell you about the earth in the past?
Petroleum and Coal are formed from fossilized trees in swampland, so it means that at some point in history, likely 300 million years ago since most of the world's coal is from that time period, Antarctica had a large swamp and forest. This supports plate tectonics, which indicate that prior to 50 million years ago, Antarctica was usually close to or on the Equator.
What is the percentage of the ice in Antarctica?
One hundred percent of the ice in Antarctica is ice.
