- Lake Ellsworth
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lake_name = Lake Ellsworth
location =West Antarctica
basin_countries = (Antarctica)
type = subglacial
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max-depth = >10 m (est.)
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reference =Lake Ellsworth is a
subglacial lake located inWest Antarctica under approximately 3.4 km of ice. It is approximately 10 km long and is estimated to be tens of meters in depth. Siegert et al., "Subglacial Lake Ellsworth: A candidate for in situ exploration in West Antarctica" Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 31, L23403, doi:10.1029/2004GL021477, 2004] It is strongly considered as a site for direct exploration due to the possibility that it may harbor unique life forms as well as its relatively easy accessibility. Siegert, Martin J. and the Lake Ellsworth Consortium, "Exploration of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth", Poster, University of Bristol, September 2004] The lake is named for the American explorerLincoln Ellsworth .References
External links
# [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7191687.stm Antarctic lake may hold life clue]
# [http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/research/ellsworth/ The Exploration of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth]
#PDF| [http://www.bgc.bris.ac.uk/documents/publications/2004/Siegert_etal_GRL_2004.pdf Siegert et al., "Subglacial Lake Ellsworth: A candidate for in situ exploration in West Antarctica"] |279 KiB
#PDF| [http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/research/ellsworth/extras/Lake_Ellsworth_poster_04.pdf Siegert Poster, "Exploration of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth"] |340 KiB
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