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Lake Vostok in Antarctica lies beneath about 4 kilometres of ice.

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Is it true that Lake Vostok in Antarctica lies beneath about 4 kilometres of ice?

Yes. Multiple independent sources state that Lake Vostok lies beneath roughly 4 kilometres of ice: Wikipedia gives about 4,000 m, a Science paper says about 4 km, a 2005 paper says nearly 4 km, radar data give 3,800-4,250 m, a PLOS paper says more than 3,700 m, and a 2001 paper says about 4 km.

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Lake Vostok - Wikipedia
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Lake Vostok - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Vostok

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Microorganisms in the Accreted Ice of Lake Vostok, Antarctica
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Microorganisms in the Accreted Ice of Lake Vostok, Antarctica. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.286.5447.2144

Brine micro-droplets and solid inclusions in accreted ice from Lake Vostok (East Antarctica)
2005
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Brine micro-droplets and solid inclusions in accreted ice from Lake Vostok (East Antarctica). (2005). insu.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1029/2005GL022460

Airborne radar survey above Vostok region, east-central Antarctica: ice thickness and Lake Vostok geometry
2002
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Tabacco, I. E., Bianchi, C., Zirizzotti, A., Zuccheretti, E., Forieri, A., & Vedova, A. D. (2002). Airborne radar survey above Vostok region, east-central Antarctica: ice thickness and Lake Vostok geometry. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3189/172756502781831656

Subglacial Lake Vostok (Antarctica) Accretion Ice Contains a Diverse Set of Sequences from Aquatic, Marine and Sediment-Inhabiting Bacteria and Eukarya
2013
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Shtarkman, Y. M., Koçer, Z. A., Edgar, R., Veerapaneni, R. S., D’Elia, T., & Morris, P. F. (2013). Subglacial Lake Vostok (Antarctica) Accretion Ice Contains a Diverse Set of Sequences from Aquatic, Marine and Sediment-Inhabiting Bacteria and Eukarya. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067221

Isolation of bacteria and 16S rDNAs from Lake Vostok accretion ice
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Isolation of bacteria and 16S rDNAs from Lake Vostok accretion ice. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1462-2920.2001.00226.x

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