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WASHINGTON, Jan 16 : Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant landscape of mountains, canyons, valleys and plains while discerning for the first time tens of thousands of hills and other smaller features.

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 : Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant landscape of mountains, canyons, valleys and plains while discerning for the first time tens of thousands of hills and other smaller features.

Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.