Basalt Lake
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| Map of the Byers Peninsula with Basalt Lake | ||
| Geographical location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 38 '35 " S , 61 ° 3' 34" W | |
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The Basalt Lake is a lake on Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . On the Byers Peninsula , it is 1.9 km east of Usnea Plug and 1.5 km southeast of Chester Cone .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1993 for its location surrounded by three basalt protrusions .
Web links
- Basalt Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)