Sovetskaya (lake)

Sovetskaya Lake
Location Antarctica
Lake type subglacial
Basin countries (Antarctica)
Surface area 1,600 km²

Sovetskaya Lake is a liquid lake found buried under the Antarctic ice sheet, 2 kilometres (6,600 ft) below Sovetskaya Research Station. It covers about 1,600 square kilometres (620 sq mi).[1]

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References

  1. ^ Kostel, Ken (January 2006). "Two New Lakes Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet". Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news/2006/01_25_06.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-03.