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_We expected to find meltwater coming from the ice stream above, a fast-moving channel of ice that flows from the center of the ice sheet toward the ocean. What we didn't expect, but we found in this thick layer of sediments, was a huge amount of groundwater—including saltwater from the ocean._

Scientists discover a vast, salty groundwater system under the Antarctica ice sheet phys.org/news/2022-05-scientis

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