Lachman Lakes
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| Geographical location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 47 '55 " S , 57 ° 48' 15" W | |
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The Lachman Lakes are two small lakes in the north of the Ulu Peninsula on the West Antarctic James Ross Island . They are between Berry Hill and Cape Lachman .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2015 based on the naming of the cape of the same name. Its namesake is J. Lachman, a sponsor of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903) under the direction of Otto Nordenskjöld .
Web links
- Lachman Lakes in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)