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Sovetskaya (lake)

Coordinates: 77°58′S 89°16′E / 77.967°S 89.267°E / -77.967; 89.267
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Sovetskaya Lake
A satellite greyscale image of 90° East Lake and Sovetskaya Lake
Sovetskaya Lake is located in Antarctica
Sovetskaya Lake
Sovetskaya Lake
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates77°58′S 89°16′E / 77.967°S 89.267°E / -77.967; 89.267
Typesubglacial
Basin countries(Antarctica)
Surface area1,600 km2 (620 sq mi)

Sovetskaya Lake is a liquid subglacial 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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  1. ^ Kostel, Ken (January 2006). "Two New Lakes Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet". Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. Retrieved 2007-12-03.