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Lake Vostok is a fairly large lake and its area is about 15000 km². What makes it unique is that the lake is under 4km of ice. This is an overhead view.
On a calm, clear day in October 2005, a huge Antarctic iceberg broke into half a dozen pieces. Today, scientists said the event was triggered by ocean swells kicked up during an Alaskan storm—half a world away.