The Mystery of the Discovery of the Pyramids in Antarctica
The discovery of a pyramid-shaped peak in the Ellsworth mountains of Antarctica. For at least 7 years, all kinds of theories have sprung up regarding the 'pyramids' in Antarctica.
It all started when satellite images of the top of a pyramid-shaped mountain in Antarctica first appeared in 2016. The peak measures 2 square kilometers in every direction at its base.
A naturally formed pyramid of that size does seem impossible. However, geologists uncovered that the apparitions were actually just mountains that happened to look like pyramids.
"The pyramidal shape is not impossible, many of the peaks look partly pyramidal," said Irvine geology professor Eric Rignot.
"But they only have one or two such surfaces, rarely four. It's just a mountain that looks like a pyramid."
Geologists explain that pyramids are a common feature of glaciation known as pyramid-topped mountains.
They are formed by the convergence of glaciers on the existing land side.
"It's not a complicated shape, so it's not a special fluke either," said Dr. Mitch Darcy, a geologist at the German Research Center for Geosciences in Potsdam.
By definition, it is a nunatak, simply a rocky peak sticking out above a glacier or ice sheet.
"This one is indeed a pyramid shape, but that doesn't make it a human construction," said Dr Mitch Darcy.
By definition, it is a nunatak, simply a rocky peak sticking out above a glacier or ice sheet.
