Club Lake (Antarctica)
| Club Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Vestfoldberge , Princess Elisabeth Land , Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ S , 78 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| length | 2.5 km | |
The Club Lake (English for Keulensee ) is a 2.5 km long salt water lake with northeast-southwest orientation in the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located in the center of the Breidnes Peninsula in the Vestfold Mountains . Its irregular shape is reminiscent of a club .
Aerial photographs of the US American Operation Highjump (1946–1947) were used to map it. Participants in a campaign from 1957 to 1958 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions carried out measurements and descriptive naming.
Web links
- Club Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Club Lake on geographic.org (English)