Abraxas Lake
| Abraxas Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 29 ′ 20 ″ S , 78 ° 17 ′ 13 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 12.8 m | |
| Maximum depth | 19 m | |
The Abraxas Lake is a lake of intense blue coloring on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It is there in the Vestfold Mountains . At least three different types of crustaceans and some algae species that are unusual for these latitudes have been detected in it.
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it on October 18, 1979. It is named after the name Abraxas , which alludes to the magic emanating from this lake in the figurative sense.
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 3 (English)
Web links
- Abraxas Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)