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in the past, the regions which are now the tundras may have consisted of forests and animal life. then the plant and animal life was finished, the remains got buried under the ground resulting the making of oil and coal after many thousand years.
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∙ 8y agoSince the Antarctic Treaty forbids any extraction of natural resources anywhere on earth south of 60 degrees, there is no official location data about any coal that may or may not be located in that geography.
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Is there a land under Antarctica?
Antarctica is a continent, so yes: under its ice sheet, there is land.
Is there ice under the Antarctic?
Ninety-eight percent of the Continent of Antarctica is under ice.
What continent is almost under ice?
98% of Antarctica is covered by ice.
What lies under Antarctica's huge ice cap?
Under the ice cap and ice shelves in Antarctica, you'll find a continent. The continent makes up 10% of the earth's land surface.
How much of Antarctica is under the ice sheet?
About 98% of the continent is covered by ice.
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?
Answer: Antarctica was in a warmer place before it drifted over the South Pole.
Are coal oil and gas found in Antarctica?
There is no commercial exploitation of land south of 60 degrees S on the planet, per the Antarctic Treaty. If there may be natural resources under Antarctica's ice sheet, they will not be extracted or commercialized, per the treaty.
Why is the base of Antarctica's sea ice often brown in color?
Antarctica's sea ice gets its colour from the algae that bloom under it after the sun comes up; frozen to the under side of the sea ice, it appears brown.
What animal in winter lives under ice and scrapes holes with their teeth to breathe in Antarctica?
You may be describing seal behaviour -- under the ice, which is practical anywhere sea ice freezes. Note that sea ice can freeze during any season in Antarctica.
Which continent is buried under a sheet of ice?
You may be thinking of Antarctica.
What lies under Antactica's huge ice cap?
The continent of Antarctica.
Is there any landmass under the ice in Antarctica?
Antarctica is, indeed, a continent, making up 10% of the Earth's surface.
