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The Mountains Beneath the Ice: Why Antarctica Frozen Millions of Years Before the Arctic

Avi Blizovsky
July 7, 2026
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New models suggest that the breakup of Gondwana triggered profound processes that elevated East Antarctica. The high mountains allowed snow to survive in the summer and develop into the world's largest ice sheet.

East Antarctic Ice Sheet

The Mountains Beneath the Ice: Why Antarctica Frozen Millions of Years Before the Arctic

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