Calendar Lake
Calendar Lake | ||
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Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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Coordinates | 68 ° 30 '46.8 " S , 78 ° 26' 45.6" O | |
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length | 200 m | |
width | 100 m |
The Calendar Lake is an irregularly shaped, 200 m long and 100 m wide lake on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It is there in the Vestfold Mountains .
The lake is where fossil mussel shells were found, the ( calendar ) age of which was determined using the radiocarbon method. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named the lake based on this.
Web links
- Calendar Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)