On 28 Sep 2005 07:31:31 -0700, wrote:

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.

Hence my use of "fresh water?" g.
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Cliff