Anderson Lake (Antarctica)
| Anderson Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 36 ′ 29 ″ S , 78 ° 10 ′ 18 ″ O | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 3.4 m | |
The Anderson Lake is a lake on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . In the southern part of the Vestfold Mountains, it is located 2.3 km southwest of the Ellis Rapids .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 1973 after Keith R. Anderson, an electrical engineer at Davis Station in 1971.
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 55 (English)
Web links
- Anderson Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Map of the specially protected area ASPA # 143 "Marine Plain" (PDF) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)