Giant volcanic region found under Antarctica

Scientists believe they have found the largest volcanic region on earth – under the ice of Antarctica.

A remote survey by the University of Edinburgh discovered 91 volcanoes ranging in height from 100m to 3,850m in a massive region known as the West Antarctic Rift System.

Geologists and ice experts say the range has similarities to the volcanic ridge in east Africa, currently acknowledged to be the densest concentration of volcanoes in the world. Researchers remotely surveyed the underside of the ice sheet for hidden peaks of basalt rock.