Nature In Photos: A Virtual Voyage to Antarctica A.C. 0 An ice-covered mountain. Ozge Elif Kizil / Anadolu Agency / Getty The IceSAT-2 research team drove almost 500 miles along the 88th parallel to record the exact elevation of the polar-plateau ice sheet in this area. Kelly Brunt / National Science Foundation Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 <123 4 56>