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Mercer Subglacial Lake

The Mercer Subglacial Lake is one of the most interesting lakes out there. It is covered by a sheet of ice roughly about 1,067 meters! For comparison, it is about ten times as tall as Big Ben. Just think about how massive that is!

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Despite freezing temperatures, the lake doesn’t actually freeze. This is because of the intense pressure coming from the ice. Now, very little is known about the Mercer Subglacial Lake. After all, it is 1,000 meters under ice. But it was the scientists’ job to investigate.