CECs lake

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CECs-Lake
Lago subglacial CECs
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Geographical location Ellsworthland , West Antarctica
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Coordinates 79 ° 15 ′  S , 87 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 79 ° 15 ′  S , 87 ° 35 ′  W
CECs Lake (Antarctica)
CECs lake
Altitude above sea level 626  m below sea level
length 10.5 km
width 2.5 km

particularities

Subglacial lake

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The CECs lake ( Spanish Lago subglacial CECs ) is a subglacial lake in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It lies 2,650 m below the Antarctic ice sheet between the Minnesota Glacier and the Institute Ice Stream .

Chilean scientists named it after its discovery in January 2014 after the Centro de Estudios Científicos (CECs), a private research institute in Valdivia .

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