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[Bud Brewster]

More evidence that the New Land Unknown I proposed in anther thread could actually exists!

Antarcitica's Elsworth Trench is almost twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, and it stretches almost all the way across the continent, ending at the coast. The lowest point is 2000 meters (6500 feet) below sea level.

This fits perfectly with my suggestion that the ocean extended into the valley I call the New Land Unknown when Antarctica was warm and covered with forests . . . and dinosaurs.

Scientists discover giant trench under Antarctic ice
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The researchers were charting the Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands — an ancient mountain range buried beneath several miles of Antarctic ice — by combining data from satellites and ice-penetrating radar towed behind snowmobiles and onboard small aircraft.

The project uncovered a massive subglacial trench, or valley, that is up to 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) deep and more than 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) across. For comparison, the Grand Canyon is 1.13 miles (1.8 kilometers) deep at its deepest point. In places, the floor of the subglacial valley is more than 6,500 feet (2,000 meters) below sea level.
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How do I know it had dinosaurs back then? Because of articles like this one in Discover Magazine.

When Dinosaurs Roamed Antarctica
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Millions of years ago, dinosaurs living in Antarctica enjoyed a mild climate, temperate waters and abundant vegetation.

Today, scientists looking for their fossils on that same continent face a much different place. Ice covers 99 percent of Antarctica, sudden snowstorms can bury dig sites, and gale-force winds scour the land. Extreme conditions in Antarctica are one reason this part of the dinosaur fossil record remained incomplete for so long.

Researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which manages the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), have painstakingly recovered fossils from the southernmost continent. Their discoveries reveal how dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals lived and died in Antarctica, and how they moved between it and other parts of the world.





Finally, enjoy this fast-paced, educational, funny-as-hell video about the history of Antarctica, including the PRE-history as well.

_________ A History of Antarctica, w/ Dinosaurs


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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)