As the buried lake is located just a few hundred miles from the edge of the ice sheet, scientists believe it could contain 34 million-year-old river sediments older than the ice sheet itself.

由于埋藏的湖泊距离冰盖边缘只有几百英里，科学家们认为它可能包含比冰盖本身更古老的3400万年前的河流沉积物。