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ANDRILL
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ANDRILL (ANtarctic DRILLing Project) is a scientific drilling project in Antarctica gathering information about past periods of global warming and cooling.[1]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Drill Site | |
Location | Antarctica |
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Coordinates | 77.888889°S 167.083333°E / -77.888889; 167.083333 |
Interest | Drilling |
Area | Ross Island |
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The project involves scientists from Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States.[1][2] The project is based at McMurdo Station in Antarctica.[3] At two sites in 2006 and 2007, ANDRILL team members drilled through ice, seawater, sediment and rock to a depth over more than 1,200 m (3,900 ft) and recovered a virtually continuous core record from the present to nearly 20 million years ago.[2]