Prior to this survey, researchers believed that the lake had been frozen for millions of years and that it contained no life.

Lake Enigma was thought to be frozen right through, since it's in Antarctica's Northern Foothills, nestled between Amorphous and Boulder Clay glaciers, a region with an average temperature of -14 °C ...

Antarctica’s Lake Enigma, located between the Amorphous and Boulder Clay glaciers, regularly experiences temperatures around 7 degrees Fahrenheit. In the winter months, that number can drop as ...

Lake Enigma sits between two glaciers, Amorphous and Boulder Clay, in Antarctica’s Northern Foothills. Given the area’s average temperature of 6.8 degrees Fahrenheit (-14 degrees Celsius ...

The lift, located on the North Terrace, was opened in 1931 and consists of a lift within a vertical shaft running down from the cliff top through the boulder clay, leading to a 221ft (67m ...

This is an area of weak boulder clay. Salt marshes may be formed behind a spit. The zone behind a spit becomes a sheltered area. Water movement slows down and so more material is deposited.