QUICK FACTS
Name: Lake Vostok
Location: East Antarctica
Coordinates: -77.45268382042562, 106.23142584023033
Why it's incredible: The lake is one of the largest on Earth, but it lies beneath several miles of ice.
Lake Vostok is a giant lake in Antarctica that is similar in size to North America's Lake Ontario. But unlike Lake Ontario, Lake Vostok sits beneath more than 2 miles (3 kilometers) of wind-blown snow and ice.
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