Sovetskaya (lake)

Sovetskaya (lake)

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type = subglacial
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location = Antarctica
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area = 1,600 km²
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Sovetskaya Lake is a liquid lake found buried under the Antarctic ice sheet, 2km below Sovetskaya Research Station. It is said to cover about 1,600 km². [cite web
last = Kostel
first = Ken
title = Two New Lakes Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
publisher = Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
year = 2006
month = January
url = http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news/2006/01_25_06.htm
accessdate = 2007-12-03
]

ee also

* Lake Vostok (the largest subglacial lake in Antarctica)
* 90 Degrees East
* Sovetskaya (Antarctic Research Station)

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