| Lake Vida | |
|---|---|
 Lake Vida, showing ice cover and surrounding Dry Valley terrain. Picture taken in 2012. | |
  Lake Vida | |
 Map of approximate location | |
| Coordinates | 77°23′S 161°56′E / 77.383°S 161.933°E |
| Lake type | Endorheic |
| Primary inflows | Victoria River, Kite Stream, Dune Creek |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Catchment area | Vida Basin |
| Basin countries | (Antarctica) |
| Max. length | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
| Average depth | undetermined |
| Max. depth | undetermined |
| Water volume | undetermined |
| Surface elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
| Islands | 0 (none) |
| Settlements | Lake Vida Camp |
Lake Vida is a hypersaline lake in Victoria Valley, the northernmost of the large McMurdo Dry Valleys, on the continent of Antarctica. It is isolated under year-round ice cover, and is considerably more saline than seawater. It came to public attention in 2002 when microbes frozen in its ice cover for more than 2,800 years were successfully thawed and reanimated.