Green Lake (Ross Island)
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| Geographical location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 32 '59 " S , 166 ° 9' 23" O | |
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particularities |
permanently frozen over |
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The Green Lake ( English for Green Lake ) is one of the numerous frozen small freshwater lakes not far from Cape Royds on the Antarctic Ross Island . The lake is located near the coast halfway between Pony Lake and Coast Lake .
It was named by participants in the Nimrod Expedition (1907-1909) under the direction of the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton , based on its green color.
See also
Web links
- Green Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Green Lake on geographic.org (English)