Microbial life discoveries in Lake Vostok and Antarctica's subglacial lakes. Sonar scanning has confirmed over 100 subglacial lakes beneath East Antarctica's polar plateau Lake Vostok is the largest subglacial lake, roughly the size of Lake Ontario Lake Vostok is kept from freezing by geothermal heat from Antarctica's 14 known volcanoes and 93 heat vents
Sonar scans confirm 100+ subglacial lakes beneath East Antarctica. Lake Vostok, roughly Lake Ontario's size, stays liquid thanks to geothermal heat from 14 volcanoes and 93 heat vents. Scientists found bacteria linked to an unidentified fish species — and new life forms keep appearing that aren't catalogued anywhere yet. 🧊🔬
Key Facts
- Sonar scanning has confirmed over 100 subglacial lakes beneath East Antarctica's polar plateau
- Lake Vostok is the largest subglacial lake, roughly the size of Lake Ontario
- Lake Vostok is kept from freezing by geothermal heat from Antarctica's 14 known volcanoes and 93 heat vents
- Scientists found bacteria in Lake Vostok linked to an unidentified fish species
- New life forms continue to be discovered beneath Antarctic ice that have not been chronicled in the zoological index of living species
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