Forgotten Glacier Princess "Oasis"

Antarctica is one of the most remote and desolate places in the world, covered with ice and snow, and almost no human beings live there. However, there is a forgotten glacier princess here. She is the "oasis" of Antarctica.

This "Glacier Princess" is actually a huge glacier called "Green Glacier", which looks like an emerald oasis because it is covered with thick compressed ice. This color is not caused by algae or moss in glaciers, but by a large number of iron ore substances.

The researchers found that the iron content of Green Glacier is hundreds of times higher than that of other parts of Antarctica. This iron comes from ocean currents and worn rocks. As sea water and snow liquid water enter the glacier, iron is compressed by the glacier, making it show a unique color.

In addition to its amazing colors, green glaciers are also considered as important places for scientific research. Scientists believe that the iron content in glaciers may be one of the factors controlling the number of algae and plankton in Antarctic marine ecosystem. Algae and plankton are the foundation of Antarctic ecosystem, the key components of the whole marine ecosystem, and support the stability of the whole ecosystem.

In addition, green glaciers provide a valuable opportunity to study climate change in Antarctica. Every ice core in the glacier is a record of climate change in Antarctica in the past hundreds of years. These records can tell us how climate change in Antarctica affects the global climate and what may happen in the future.

Although the green glacier has been widely studied in Antarctica, it is still a forgotten glacier princess and little known. We hope that through more scientific research and popular science propaganda, more people will understand the "oasis" of Antarctica and make contributions to the protection of the Antarctic ecosystem.