The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is formed by many individual glaciers. Some of them extend into the Southern Ocean, forming massive ice shelves. Photo: Michael Wenger Scientists still struggle to predict how much sea levels will rise in the future as a result of global...
Polar expedition voyages aim to give guests the feeling of being able to follow in the footsteps of polar explorers and discoverers. Feeling like Amundsen, Shackleton or Nansen when you enter a place for the first time is certainly one of the elations you feel. On the...
The Greenland Ice Sheet, with its approximately 1.7 million square kilometers, is the second largest ice sheet in the world and comprises about 2.85 million cubic kilometers of ice. The weight is so great that the lowest point of the island is over a hundred meters...
For the radar measurements, larger aircraft capable of covering greater distances must be used in addition to Twin Otter and Basler aircraft. Photo: Kenichi Matsuoka The Antarctic Ice Sheet, which is kilometers thick in places, covers the White Continent almost...
The East Antarctic coast shows impressive ice sculptures. Behind it lies the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, the largest on Earth. Photo: Shuai Yan/University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences Antarctica still holds many mysteries: What did it look like before it...