Antarctica is one of the most extreme places in the world. Despite the fact that such conditions make a visit to this region challenging its ice holds many secrets. They want to be solved! Scientists in Antarctica mainly explore how certain life forms can survive and even thrive in a hostile and barren environment.
Lake Vostok (East) was officially discovered by Russian scientists in the 1990s. Currently, it is the largest subglacial reservoir in Antarctica and the third largest lake by volume in the world. Vostok was covered with ice over 20 million years ago. It is surprising that its water at a temperature of -3 degrees Celsius does not freeze due to the high pressure of ice mass.
