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Decoding the 80,000km2 broadband gap in Antarctica
The Maud Rise ice gap formed in open ocean and away from coastal winds, puzzling scientists for years.
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Scientist decodes Antarctic ice holes
Conditions of erratic oceanic climate and a series of strong storms, salinity of sea water reaches the threshold ... causing the water surface to not freeze.
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Mysterious decoding of strange ice holes constantly appearing in Antarctica for decades
When we get it, we feel that things start to get worse.
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The mysterious giant hole appears between Antarctica
According to Radio Sputnik (Russia), this deep pit has an area of about 80,000 km2, equivalent to the area of Austria or the US state of Maine.