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Vast rivers and waterfalls discovered across Antarctica
'This is not in the future – this is widespread now'
Ian Johnston Environment Correspondent @montaukian
18 hours ago
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'This is not in the future – this is widespread now'
Ian Johnston Environment Correspondent @montaukian
18 hours ago
Watch video: http://www.independe...y-a7691361.htmlWater is flowing across Antarctica in vast rivers, lakes and waterfalls and has been for decades, scientists have discovered.
While temporary meltwater streams have been encountered before by polar explorers like Ernest Shackleton, it was thought liquid water was relatively rare because the continent is so cold.
However a new study of aerial photography and satellite images found “widespread drainage of meltwater” as far south as 600km (375 miles) from the South Pole and as high as 1,300m above sea level – about the same height as Ben Nevis.
This included rivers of up to 120km, 80km-long lakes and waterfalls that were 120m across.
The researchers warned the amount of liquid they had found could increase the rate of melting on Antarctica above currently expected levels.
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