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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.
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.
What are the rivers of ice in antarctica called?
i think the rivers of ice in Antarctica are called glaciers.
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.
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.
