Antarctic seabed

The Antarctic seabed is the ocean floor surrounding Antarctica, characterized by cold, deep waters and unique geological features. It includes features like underwater mountains, trenches, and volcanic vents. Due to the cold environment, much of the seabed is covered with thick ice sheets and sediments. The seabed hosts diverse marine life adapted to extreme conditions, such as cold-water corals and other deep-sea organisms. Understanding this environment helps scientists study Earth's climate history, as sediments hold clues to past climate changes, and it also informs conservation efforts in this vulnerable, yet largely unexplored, region.