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A landscape with ancient valleys and rivers has been discovered hidden beneath Antarctic ice.

Why it is true

A team from Durham University identified a landscape of 32,000 square kilometres beneath the East Antarctic ice, with valleys and hills shaped by rivers that existed millions of years ago, before the region was covered by ice.

Source: Durham University

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