Ping Ocean Floor Antartic

Antarctica the world s southernmost continent is almost wholly covered by an ice sheet and is about 5 5 million square miles 14 2 million square km in size.

Ping ocean floor antartic.

Scientists have for the first time discovered the first active leak of methane gas from the sea floor in antarctica. For comparison the average depth of the ocean is about 12 100 feet or 2 3 miles according to noaa. A new expedition hopes to change that. The thwaites glacier is often considered one of the most important when it comes to changes in sea level but it has been little studied.

A mysterious pinging noise is emanating from the seafloor in one of canada s northernmost territories and officials have yet to identify the source. A night view of mcmurdo station on ross island as it experiences 24 hours of darkness in the middle of winter on june 6 2015. The lights from the largest research station in antarctica. Widespread active methane seepage was reported off the sub antarctic island of south georgia in 2014 a first for the southern ocean.

But that s really a different oceanographic area than the. The deepest part of the ocean however is about 36 200 feet or 6 9 miles at the southern. A remotely operated sub has captured stunning images of the antarctic seafloor revealing a surprisingly dynamic and colorful world filled with spidery starfish coconut shaped sponges and. It is divided into east antarctica largely composed of a high ice covered plateau and west antarctica an archipelago of ice covered mountainous islands.

Because the undersea topography influences sea ice ocean currents and marine life the digital map will help researchers who model antarctic processes jan erik arndt an editor on the project.