West Antarctic

The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martín in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica.

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West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse May Now Be Unavoidable, Scientists Warn

Extensive melting of West Antarctic ice sheet now looks unavoidable

West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated far inland, re-advanced since last Ice Age

A massive cavern beneath a West Antarctic glacier is teeming with life