Dibble cymbals
Coordinates: 65 ° 20 ′ S , 133 ° 0 ′ E
The Dibble Basin is a lake basin off the Clarie coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland .
It has been named since 1971 based on the name of the Dibble Glacier . Its namesake is Jonas Dibble (1803–1885), ship's carpenter on board the Peacock in the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) under the direction of the American polar explorer Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- Dibble Basin in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Dibble Basin on geographic.org (English)