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A large number of scientific discoveries emerged from Earths most southerly continent this year. Here are some of our favorites.

Progress roundup: Cooperation across groups achieves goals such as understanding the geography of the seafloor and eliminating light pollution.

The Factorian Deep is a 7,432-meter deep underwater trench in the Southern Ocean.

Researchers have published the most detailed map of Antarcticas frigid Southern Ocean to date, including the oceans new deepest point, the "Factorian Deep."

A sprawling new sonar map of Antarcticas Southern Ocean includes the oceans new deepest point, the Factorian Deep, for the first time.

The map covers 48 million square kilometers (185 million square miles) and details a new deepest point

We have the clearest view yet of what's below the Antarctic or Southern Ocean , one of the most remote and harsh regions on Earth, thanks to a five-year mapping effort that,...

A new map traces the shape of the remote ocean bed surrounding Antarctica.

Microplastics have previously been discovered in Antarctic sea ice and surface water but researchers said this is the first time they have been reported in fresh snowfall.