thermokarst lake
a lake occupying a closed depression formed by settlement of the ground following thawing of ice-rich permafrost or the melting of massive ice.
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Increased thawing of frozen ground could create more thermokarst features, like this lake.

Andrew Slater
Topic(s):
frozen ground or permafrost

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