Lakes discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet

Lakes discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2013 - The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, discovered two subglacial lakes 800 metres below the Greenland Ice Sheet. The two lakes are each roughly 8-10 km2, and at one point may have been up to three times larger than their current size. Subglacial lakes are likely to influence the flow of the ice sheet, impacting global sea level change. The discovery of the lakes in Greenland ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Lakes_discovered_beneath_Greenland_ice_sheet_999.html