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Scientists discover 56 lakes beneath Greenland ice sheet which could be home to 'extreme life'Tom Embury-Dennis @tomemburydMore than 50 lakes have been discovered beneath the Greenland ice sheet, which scientists say could be home to examples of “extreme lifeâ€. The 56 subglacial lakes range in length from 200 metres up to 5.9km, and bring the total known number of lakes under the ice sheet to 60. Greenland covers an area roughly seven times the size of the UK, and its ice sheet – the melting of which plays an important role in climate change – is in places more than 3km thick. Read more at: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/greenland-ice-sheet-subglacial-lakes-climate-change-lancaster-university-study-nature-a8975206.html
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