Crescent Lake (Antarctica)
| Crescent Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 38 '2 " S , 78 ° 26' 56" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 113 m | |
| length | 300 m | |
| width | 75 m | |
The Crescent Lake ( English for half moon lake ) is a crescent-shaped, about 300 m long and about 75 m wide lake on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It lies on an icy moraine in the Vestfold Mountains .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 1992.
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 370 (English)
Web links
- Crescent Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)