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Place before collapse
A block of ice the size of a seven-story building broke near the Akademik Vernadsky station. The rift was formed a long time ago and scientists have observed it.
Not far from the Ukrainian Akademik Vernadsky Antarctic Station on Galindez Island, a large-scale ice rim broke on the Woozle Hill Glacier. This was announced on Monday, January 4, by the press service of the National Center for Antarctic Sciences on the social network Facebook.
“This is the first time a splinter of this scale has occurred in this area. The height of the breaking part is about 20 meters, which is almost like a 7-story building. The width is 5 meters,” says the message.
It is noted that the crack in the place of the splinter was located for a long time, so the scientists constantly observed the glacier.
“The study of natural ice in Antarctica is one of the constant directions of research of Ukrainian polar explorers. Scientists observe how glaciers change: they melt or vice versa, they grow, how fast it happens, how cracks form, where the ice moves, etc. “, they pointed out. in the middle.
They also added that these studies “talk” about climate change around the world.
Remember that in the spring at the Akademik Vernadsky station, a member of the expedition died. Vasily Omelyanovich worked as a cook at the station. According to preliminary data, he committed suicide.
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