Cliff wrote:
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:52:56 -0400, Kirk Gordon
wrote:

It's possible that even the most extreme
cold that can occur on this planet won't be cold enough to freeze all
the water, or to freeze out all the life-forms.

There seems to be liquid water in Antarctica below some of the
frozen lakes, perhaps a few miles down .....

Lake Vida, a sal****er lake, fairly shallow .....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2581485.stm

According to the article the Salinity is ten times that of seawater,
which would be ~ 350 0/00 and the temperature of the water
is -10 degrees C which is about 14 degrees F.

Lake Vostok, fresh water?, 3,500 metres of ice on top ..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1345583.stm

It says it is a 'freshwater lake', but it is not clear that the
water underneath has been sampled. I would not be surprised if
it were more saline than say, Lake Ontario. The article is
mostly about a negative result of a search for hot springs or
volcanic vents. It does not say _why_ there is liquid water
underneath. E.g. the article does not say if the ice and
water are in thermal equilibrium.

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FF