Sif Island
Sif Island is an island in Pine Island Bay of the Amundsen Sea, in Antarctica. It is long and consists of K-feldspar granite, mostly covered in ice. It was discovered in February 2020 after the Pine Island Glacier melted away from around it, and is named after Sif, a goddess associated with the Earth in Norse mythology. It is plausible that the island emerged as a result of post-glacial rebound, a process in which retreating glaciers relieve pressure on the ground, causing it to rise.
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Sif Island
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