Your local paper appears to have used the news story from Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press, who stated in his article: "The Russian team hit the lake Sunday at the depth of 12,366 feet about 800 miles southeast of the South Pole in the central part of the continent."
This, of course, still leaves the question of which direction, at the South (or the North) Pole, is east, as opposed to west.
Rick Strickert
Austin, TX
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I expected someone to comment on this, but no one has. So, perhaps I don't understand.
It was announced a few days ago (in our local newspaper) that the Russians had drilled down and discovered a freshwater lake deep below the ice surface. The location is approximately 80 miles (or was it km ??) southeast of the South Pole.