Dome Fuji (ドームふじ Dōmu Fuji), also called Dome F or Valkyrie Dome, is an Antarctic base located in the eastern part of Queen Maud Land. With an altitude of 3,810 metres (12,500 ft) above sea level, it is the second-highest summit or ice dome of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and represents an ice divide .

Jan 15, 2019 · Located in the eastern part of Queen Maud Land, Dome Fuji is a zone of ice that characterizes it as a special place, with more than 720,000 years of history recorded in its ice. Japan was encouraged to install a scientific base, Dome Fuji Base, despite the complexity of its supply and maintenance.

Aug 10, 2024 · This study presents a new 3 km spaced grid of aeromagnetic data in the Dome Fuji region, which was previously so sparsely surveyed that a detailed interpretation of its subglacial geology was...

Dome Fuji is one of the dome summits in East Antarctica (77°19′01″S, 39°42′12″E; altitude, 3810 m above sea level; fig. S1), located on the polar plateau facing the Atlantic and Indian Ocean sectors.

Jun 25, 2023 · The coldest place on earth is in the East Antarctic Plateau, but not at the highest peak. Rather, the coldest spots develop just downhill from a ridge that runs from Dome A to Dome Fuji.

Jun 25, 2024 · No, Dome Fuji is not the coldest place on Earth. While Dome Fuji in Antarctica has recorded temperatures as low as -93.2 degrees Celsius, scientists believe that under certain conditions, the temperature in this location could potentially drop to -100 degrees Celsius.

With an elevation of 3810 m, Dome Fuji (39°42'E, 77°19'S) is the second highest dome summit on the Antarctic ice sheet and might be one of the locations holding the oldest ice in Antarctica. The base of the ice underneath Dome Fuji is estimated to have formed at the beginning of the glacial cycle in the Quaternary era.

Deep ice-core drilling at Dome Fuji was started in August 1995 and reached a depth of 2503.52 m in December 1996. in situ core analyses revealed 25 visible tephra layers and a number of distinct cloudy bands in the ice. 1. Background of the Project.

Antarctica Unexplored Dome Fuji 2018/19 will cover a total of 2,000km (1,242mi) along a triangular route that has not been previously carried out by any Spanish or international expedition without motorized means and external assistance.

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