Hot and Cold: Long-Suspected Antarctic Undersea Volcanoes Discovered
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
Iceland is known as the "land of ice and fire," but new findings suggest that the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean could easily take over that title. In addition to the seven volcanic islands that make up this Antarctic archipelago, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) recently discovered that 12 volcanoes lurk below the water's surface. [More]
