Concordia Subglacial Lake | |
Location: | Antarctica |
Type: | subglacial lake |
Etymology: | Concordia Research Station |
Area: | 900sqkm |
Elevation: | -800mto-950mm (-2,500feetto-3,110feetm) |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Concordia Subclacial Lake in Antarctica. |
Concordia Subglacial Lake is a subglacial lake located beneath an ice sheet 4000mto4100mm (13,000feetto13,500feetm) thick. It has a surface of about 900sqkm and is deep. The surface of the water has an elevation from 800mto950mm (2,600feetto3,120feetm) below the sea level. It was first located in December 1999; the name derives from the nearby French-Italian Concordia Research Station.