Lake Oculto
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| Geographical location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 60 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Lago Oculto (of Spanish oculto , secret, hidden concealed ' ) is a lake on Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located at Cape Shirreff , the northern end of the John Paul II peninsula .
Scientists of the 45th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1990–1991) named it after its geographical location hidden by numerous hills surrounding it.
Web links
- Oculto, Lago in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)