Sentences with phrase «hypersaline subglacial»
The study titled «Discovery of a Hypersaline Subglacial Lake Complex Beneath Devon Ice Cap, Canadian Arctic» was published in the journal Science Advances.
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Though there are about 400 subglacial lakes in the world, mainly in Antarctica and Greenland, these are the first in the Canadian Arctic — and the first hypersaline subglacial lakes to be discovered anywhere in the world.
«Although the Devon hypersaline subglacial lakes are very unique discoveries, we may find networks of brine - rich subglacial water systems elsewhere in the Canadian Arctic.»
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Though all subglacial lakes are good analogues for life beyond Earth, the hypersaline nature of the Devon lakes makes them particularly tantalizing analogues for ice - covered moons in our solar system.
A team of scientists led by Dr. Martin Sharp, a glaciologist at the University of Alberta, discovered the hypersaline lakes while looking for subglacial continents in the Devon Ice Cap.