The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA) drilled two cores in the Dome Concordia region. 
Core EDC96, started in 1996, is 788 m length. Core EDC99, started in 1999, reached a depth of 3260 m, 
and an estimated ice age of 801,000 years. Cores EDC96 and EDC99 were drilled 10m apart, 
both are located at 75°06'S, 123°24'E.