Potential oldest ice study areas

Antarctic locations (in bright blue) where 1.5 million years old ice could exist. The figure is modified from Van Liefferinge and Pattyn (Climate of the Past, 2013).

Credit: Van Liefferinge and Pattyn

• The oldest ice core – Finding a 1.5 million-year record of Earth’s climate (5 November 2013)

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