Pic Cap: Surface Meltwater in Greenland (IMAGE)
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Researchers have discovered 56 previously uncharted subglacial lakes beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet bringing the total known number of lakes to 60. Although these lakes are typically smaller than similar lakes in Antarctica, their discovery demonstrates that lakes beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet are much more common than previously thought.
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Dr Andrew Sole, University of Sheffield
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