Lago Vostok

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:area about 12,500 km²
gptkbp:coordinates 77° S 106° E
gptkbp:coveredBy about 4 km of ice
gptkbp:discoveredBy Russian scientists
gptkbp:ecosystem potentially isolated for millions of years
gptkbp:firstDrilled 1998
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lago Vostok
gptkbp:knownFor extreme isolation
potential unique life forms
gptkbp:length about 250 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:locatedUnder gptkb:East_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkbp:maximumDepth about 1,000 m
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Vostok_Station
gptkbp:rank one of the largest subglacial lakes in the world
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Russian_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:type freshwater lake
gptkbp:volume about 5,400 km³
gptkbp:waterSampled 2012
gptkbp:width about 50 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Antártida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6