Antarctica is BIG. The United States is 400 square miles, while the Antarctica is 500+ miles in size; a full 25% larger than the the U.S.
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WISSARD GPS Sites 2013Map of the 23 GPS WISSARD sites for 2012-2013
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Lake Whillans Ice Stream Surface Velocity
A map of the surface ice stream velocities in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet with the geographic position of Lake Whillans identified. Created by Sasha Carter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD. PDFs/Docs: |
Subglacial Lakes Graphic
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WISSARD Test Site Map (WISSPOT)
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WISSARD Deep Field Site Map
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Graphic of the Antarctic Subglacial Lake System. An artist's representation of the aquatic system scientists believe is buried beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Additions added to show Lake Ellsworth and Lake Whillans.
Overview Map of the WISSARD Deep Field Site at Subglacial Lake Whillans.Press Releases
US team poised to access and sample Subglacial Lake Whillans: One of the last unexplored frontiers on the planet
Project Overview Press Release
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WISSARD Media Contact List
WISSARD Contact InformationLead Science Contacts (On site at Subglacial Lake Whillans)Dr. John Priscu Chief Scientist WISSARD Project, Lead for Microbial Ecology (GBASE subproject) jpriscu@montana.edu, Montana State University, Bozeman, MTDr. Slawek Tulaczyk, Executive Committee, Lead for...
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Antarctica/US Size Comparison
Antarctica is BIG. The United States is 400 square miles, while the Antarctica is 500+ miles in size; a full 25% larger than the the U.S.
Image from NASA
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