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Antarctica is perhaps the one place on Earth no one would have expected to find canyons. And yet, scientists were surprised to discover deep crevices that run for hundreds of kilometers. Although they are not visible at the snowy surface, these trenches cut deep into Antarctica.
The biggest such canyon is over 350km long. It's called Foundation Trough. Other canyons are not as long, but they are impressive too. Patuxent Trough is 300km long and Offset Rift Basin is 150km long.
These canyons were found with the help of radars after scanning the wide expanse of the frozen continent. They are incredibly important because they help control the flow of the ice. With the rising temperatures in Antarctica, more and more snow are melting. These mountain channels speed up the flow of the melted ice, sending it faster to the ocean and raising the sea level.
[from English, R. (October 22, 2018)]
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