Lake Vostok - the International Challenge

In the last decade the notion of large subglacial lakes in Antarctica has attracted increasing attention. Lake Vostok is by far the largest of approximately 63 subglacial lakes now known in Antarctica, and the one about which most is known. The possible exploration of Lake Vostok was the subject of...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Author: Rutford, Robert
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2000
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
Lake Vostok
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
British Antarctic Survey
SCAR
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102000000018
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102000000018
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Summary:In the last decade the notion of large subglacial lakes in Antarctica has attracted increasing attention. Lake Vostok is by far the largest of approximately 63 subglacial lakes now known in Antarctica, and the one about which most is known. The possible exploration of Lake Vostok was the subject of a very successful workshop held in Cambridge, UK, in September, 1999, sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) with the support of many others, and organized and hosted by the British Antarctic Survey.

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