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British Mission to Drill Down to Subglacial Lake Ellsworth in the Antarctic is Derailed

12/28/2012
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    It appears that the formidable ice sheets of the Antarctic have gotten the best of a UK research team attempting to bore through them to reach the <strong>subglacial Lake Ellsworth</strong>. The $3 million project to drill through 1.8 miles of ice to get to the lake was funded by the <strong>National Environment Research Council</strong> which comprises of the <strong>British Antarctic Survey</strong>, the <strong>National Oceonography Centre</strong>, and nine UK universities....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/british-mission-to-drill-down-to-subglacial-lake-ellsworth-in-the-antarctic-is-derailed/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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    It appears that the formidable ice sheets of the Antarctic have gotten the best of a UK research team attempting to bore through them to reach the <strong>subglacial Lake Ellsworth</strong>. The $3 million project to drill through 1.8 miles of ice to get to the lake was funded by the <strong>National Environment Research Council</strong> which comprises of the <strong>British Antarctic Survey</strong>, the <strong>National Oceonography Centre</strong>, and nine UK universities....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/british-mission-to-drill-down-to-subglacial-lake-ellsworth-in-the-antarctic-is-derailed/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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    It appears that the formidable ice sheets of the Antarctic have gotten the best of a UK research team attempting to bore through them to reach the <strong>subglacial Lake Ellsworth</strong>. The $3 million project to drill through 1.8 miles of ice to get to the lake was funded by the <strong>National Environment Research Council</strong> which comprises of the <strong>British Antarctic Survey</strong>, the <strong>National Oceonography Centre</strong>, and nine UK universities....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/british-mission-to-drill-down-to-subglacial-lake-ellsworth-in-the-antarctic-is-derailed/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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It appears that the formidable ice sheets of the Antarctic have gotten the best of a UK research team attempting to bore through them to reach the subglacial Lake Ellsworth. The $3 million project to drill through 1.8 miles of ice to get to the lake was funded by the National Environment Research Council which comprises of the British Antarctic Survey, the National Oceonography Centre, and nine UK universities....

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