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World Service,08 Oct 1999,23 mins

Lake Vostok

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A report on Lake Vostok, Antarctica, the world's most remote area of fresh water. The lake was discovered by accident and gets its name from being located under the Russian Vostok station. We know it is 1km deep and sits under 4km of ice. It is one of the world's great landmarks.

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