What’s covered in ice, soars 12,500 feet, and sometimes features a bubbling lava lake in its crater? Antarctica's Mount Erebus, of course. Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsterra?su… | NOVA l PBS

Beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet lies a massive surprise: 138 hidden volcanoes, forming one of the largest volcanic regions on Earth. Most are buried under kilometers of ice and completely invisible from the surface. • The volcanoes are concealed beneath thick Antarctic ice. • Identified using radar, satellite data, and geological surveys. • Some are considered potentially active. • Heat from below may influence ice melting and glacier movement. • Helps explain unusual geothermal activity under th

Scientists have uncovered a vast network of 138 hidden volcanoes buried beneath Antarctica’s West Antarctic Ice Sheet, revealing one of the largest volcanic regions on Earth—entirely concealed under kilometers of ice. The discovery was made using ice-penetrating radar and satellite mapping, which allowed researchers to detect massive volcanic structures beneath the frozen surface. Some of these volcanoes rise more than 3,800 meters from their base, rivaling the height of major peaks found in oth