On February 1st, it was learned from the China Polar Research Center that scientists have discovered 207 volcanoes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet so far. A study led by the China Polar Research Center and involving researchers from Zhejiang University, Fudan University, and the University of Exeter in the UK has established a complete "identity archive" for these "ice volcanoes" for the first time, providing an important public data product for international Antarctic scientific research. According to Cui Xiangbin, the leader of this study and a researcher at the Ice and Snow Institute of the China Polar Research Center, the average thickness of the Antarctic ice sheet is about 2160 meters, with the thickest point located in Wilkes Land of the East Antarctic ice sheet, reaching a thickness of 4757 meters. In recent years, an increasing number of studies have shown that subglacial volcanoes hidden beneath thick ice sheets can alter the terrain and landforms beneath the ice, promote melting of the ice floor, regulate hydrological activities beneath the ice, and thus affect the dynamics of ice flow and the stability of the ice sheet. However, for a long time, due to limitations in observation conditions and data resolution, there has been a lack of systematic and unified understanding of the spatial distribution, geometric shape, and potential impacts of Antarctic ice volcanoes. The research team has established the first continental scale reference catalog for Antarctic subglacial volcanoes (ANT-SGV-25) based on the systematic integration of Antarctic subglacial volcano science research, and has created a complete "identity archive" for 207 subglacial volcanoes, filling the research gap in the morphology and distribution of subglacial volcanoes at the continental scale in Antarctica. The research team also established the first multidimensional parameter system for Antarctic subglacial volcanoes. We have established a quantitative index system for the morphology of Antarctic subglacial volcanoes, covering size, shape, and slope, and combined it with computer vision technology to accurately extract the morphological characteristics of subglacial volcanoes, providing objective basis for volcano classification, genesis analysis, and impact research. The relevant research results have been published in the internationally authoritative journal Earth Science Reviews. (New Society)