Sovetskaya Lake | |
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![]() A satellite greyscale image of 90° East Lake and Sovetskaya Lake | |
Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 77°58′S 89°16′E / 77.967°S 89.267°E |
Type | subglacial |
Basin countries | (Antarctica) |
Surface area | 1,600 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]