This striking satellite image, taken from Google Maps in 2021, shows a bizarre ... However, it was quickly confirmed that the dark patch was actually Vostok Island, one of the 33 landmasses that make ...

Lake Vostok is a giant lake in Antarctica that is similar in size to North America's Lake Ontario. But unlike Lake Ontario, Lake Vostok sits beneath more than 2 miles (3 kilometers) of wind-blown ...

appears on Google Maps as virtually black. But it’s not an underworld portal or a secret military base. The black appearance has been widely reported as an optical illusion, caused by Vostok’s ...