Drainage of Subglacial Lakes Created Canyons of Antarctica 12-14 Million Years Ago

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Six hundred meters wide and 250 deep the Labyrinth is a maze of canyons in Antarcticaacutes southern Victoria Land. Its origin has remained a mystery for years. Credit: David R. Marchant
Six hundred meters wide and 250 deep, the Labyrinth is a maze of canyons in Antarctica's southern Victoria Land. Its origin has remained a mystery for years. Credit: David R. Marchant

Researchers at Syracuse University and Boston University have discovered evidence for a warming climate change that occurred more than 14 million years ago. The result -- catastrophic drainage of subglacial lakes caused flooding that formed a 50-kilometer maze of canyons (called the Labyrinth) in Antarctica’s southern Victoria Land. Could this happen again?


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