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We Hope the Russians Love Their Tube Worms Too
Russians plan to drill into untouched Antarctic lake |
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13 Jul 2006 |
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| We Hope the Russians Love Their Tube Worms Too Russians plan to drill into untouched Antarctic lake The world's seventh-largest freshwater lake is locked under a giant Antarctic ice sheet and has never been exposed to human contact -- but Russian scientists have drilled within 425 feet of it, and, despite pleas from scientists and environmentalists, intend to drill in all the way over the next two sum ... |
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| Topics: Antarctica, lakes, mining and drilling, news, Russia (all these topics) |
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