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There is a volcano in Antarctica that maintains a bubbling lava lake.

Why it is true

Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano in the world and manages to maintain a rare liquid lava lake in its crater, despite the freezing temperatures and surrounding ice.

Source: Volcanology Today

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