Gamburtsev Mountain Range
Template:Geobox The Gamburtsev Mountain Range (also known as the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains) is a subglacial mountain range located in Eastern Antarctica, near Dome A, and is completely covered with snow and ice.[1] The range is named after Soviet geophysicist Grigoriy A. Gamburtsev,[2] and was discovered three years after his death in 1958 by the 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition.[3][2] It is approximately 1200 km long, and the highest point is about 3,400 metres from base to point, although it is completely covered by over 600 m of ice and snow. The Gamburtsev Mountain Range is currently believed to be about the same size as the European Alps, and, as of 2008, it is unknown how the mountains were formed. It is thought that the mountains served as a nucleation point for the growth of giant glaciers, originating 34.9 million years ago, that eventually joined up to form the East Antarctic ice sheet.[1]
Antarctica's Gamburtsev Province (AGAP) project
As part of the 2007-09 International Polar Year, the AGAP project is a multinational effort to gather information about the Gamburtsev mountain chain.[4][5] Countries involved include United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany, Australia, Japan and China.
References
- ^ a b Jonathan Amos (2006-12-13). "Survey targets 'ghost' mountains". BBC. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ a b Australian Antarctic Data Centre (2000-01-01). "Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains". Australian Government, Antarctic Division. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ "20 лет открытию Полюса недоступности Антарктиды: Метеорология и Гидрология. 1979, №3. Гидрометеоиздат" (in Russian). Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
- ^ Bryan C. Storey (2006-03-23). "The Gamburtsev Mountains: Integrated International Exploration of the Earths Most Enigmatic Mountain Range". International Polar Year.
- ^ Jonathan Amos (2008-10-14). "Expedition set for 'ghost peaks'". BBC News.
External links
- Map of Antarctica, showing Dome A and the Gamburtsev Mountain Range
- A BBC article about the mountain range
- A SciencePoles.org interview of Dr Robin Bell
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