Crystal Pond

Crystal Pond
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Geographical location	Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica
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Coordinates	68 ° 37 '36.12 " S , 78 ° 25' 3.36" E Coordinates: 68 ° 37 '36.12 " S , 78 ° 25' 3.36" E
Altitude above sea level	68 m
length	20 m

The Crystal Pond ( English for crystal lake ) is a lake with a diameter of 20 m 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 1984 after the ice needles on the frozen surface of the lake.

literature

John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 377 (English)