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2018 In Antarctica
The following are events that occurred in Antarctica in 2018. Events *January 4 - An ice drilling project near Minna Bluff Minna Bluff is a rocky promontory at the eastern end of a volcanic Antarctic peninsula projecting deep into the Ross Ice Shelf at . It forms a long, narrow arm which culminates in a south-pointing hook feature (Minna Hook), and is the subject of re ... is estimated to be finished on this date. *January 25 - An ice drilling project in Ong Valley is estimated to be finished on this date. *May 4 - Foundation Trough, Patuxent Trough, and Offset Rift Basin, canyons that divide the two major regions of the continent, is able to be seen and is mapped for the first time. References {{Years in Antarctica 2010s in Antarctica Years of the 21st century in Antarctica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018
File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United States and the world; The Yellow vests protests break out in France; The Camp Fire (2018), that burned the town of Paradise, California, is seen from outer space; SpaceX CEO Elon Musk launches his Tesla Roadster (first generation) into outer space; Rescuers assemble to begin search-and-rescue operations during the Tham Luang cave rescue; North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 400 200 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony rect 400 0 800 400 Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi rect 800 0 1200 400 March for Our Lives rect 0 400 600 800 2018 inter-Korean summit rect 600 400 1200 800 Yellow vests protests rect 0 800 400 1200 Tham Luang cave resc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna Bluff
Minna Bluff is a rocky promontory at the eastern end of a volcanic Antarctic peninsula projecting deep into the Ross Ice Shelf at . It forms a long, narrow arm which culminates in a south-pointing hook feature (Minna Hook), and is the subject of research into Antarctic cryosphere history, funded by the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs. The bluff is mentioned repeatedly in the history of Antarctic exploration. It was first sighted in June 1902, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ''Discovery'' Expedition, 1901–04. It was thereafter recognised as a key landmark and location for vital supply depots for southern journeys towards the South Pole. Originally identified simply as "the Bluff", it was later named by Scott after the wife of Royal Geographical Society former president Sir Clements Markham. Every expedition that followed Scott on this route after his pioneering journey (including Ernest Shackleton in 1908, Scott himself in 1911 and Shackleton's R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ong Valley
The Miller Range () is a mountain range extending south from Nimrod Glacier for along the western edge of the Marsh Glacier in Antarctica. Named for J.H. "Bob", now Sir Joseph Holmes Miller, a member of the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South ... (1958) who, with G.W. Marsh, mapped this area. References Mountain ranges of Oates Land {{OatesLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foundation Trough
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Patuxent Trough
Patuxent may refer to: People * Patuxent people, an Algonquian people indigenous to what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States Places and geological features * Patuxent, Maryland, an unincorporated community in Charles County * Patuxent Ice Stream, between the Patuxent Range and Pecora Escarpment * Patuxent Range, a mountain chain in Antarctica * Patuxent River, Maryland * Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility in Beltsville, Maryland * Naval Air Station Patuxent River, an installation of the United States Navy in St. Mary's County, Maryland * Calvert County, Maryland, once known as Patuxent County * Woodwardville, Maryland Woodwardville is an unincorporated community situated in western Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, containing 27 structures, 16 of which are historic and included in the Woodwardville Historic District, listed on the National Register ..., an unincorporated community known as Patuxent from 1927 to the 1980s Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offset Rift Basin
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2018 In Antarctica
The following are events that occurred in Antarctica in 2018. Events *January 4 - An ice drilling project near Minna Bluff Minna Bluff is a rocky promontory at the eastern end of a volcanic Antarctic peninsula projecting deep into the Ross Ice Shelf at . It forms a long, narrow arm which culminates in a south-pointing hook feature (Minna Hook), and is the subject of re ... is estimated to be finished on this date. *January 25 - An ice drilling project in Ong Valley is estimated to be finished on this date. *May 4 - Foundation Trough, Patuxent Trough, and Offset Rift Basin, canyons that divide the two major regions of the continent, is able to be seen and is mapped for the first time. References {{Years in Antarctica 2010s in Antarctica Years of the 21st century in Antarctica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010s In Antarctica
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