Lost ancient world preserved under ice discovered in Antarctica: ‘It’s a time capsule’

Antarctica view during the sunset. Soft sunset
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Antarctica view during the sunset. Soft sunset
Daily Mail News – Science
By OSHEEN YADAV FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Published: 20:33 EDT, 11 June 2025 | Updated: 03:41 EDT, 12 June 2025
A vast ancient landscape, untouched for more than 34 million years, has been discovered buried beneath more than a mile of ice in East Antarctica.
The hidden terrain lies in a remote region known as Wilkes Land, a part of East Antarctica roughly the size of Belgium and located deep inland, far from the coastline.
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