Antarctica's explosive water

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A scientist has warned that taking a sip of the world's purest water, now locked deep under ice in Antarctica, might erupt in a soda can-type explosion on a massive scale.

Lake Vostok in Antarctica has spent 15 million years under four kilometres of ice, its waters sealed off from air and light for all that time under the tremendous pressure of the continental ice sheet.

The 14 000 square kilometre lake, 1 300 kilometres from the South Pole, is one of the world's largest and scientists believe that it could afford unique research opportunities.

However, despite opposition from environmentalists who fear drilling into the lake could destroy it, Russian scientists plan to cut through the ice until they come close to the surface of the lake.

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