Crater Lake (Deception Island)
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| Map of Deception Island with Crater Lake (left below center) | ||
| Geographical location | Deception Island , South Shetland Islands | |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 58 ′ 59 ″ S , 60 ° 39 ′ 58 ″ W | |
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The Crater Lake (also known as Jade Crater Lake ) is, and this also literally translated, a crater lake in the south of Deception Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located northwest of Mount Kirkwood .
The lake owes its descriptive name to the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee , which named it on July 7, 1959. Polish scientists extended the name to include the greenish color of the lake, which is reminiscent of jade .
Web links
- Crater Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Crater Lake on geographic.org (English)