Lake Burgess
| Lake Burgess | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 24 '54 " S , 76 ° 7' 45" O | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 57 m | |
The Lake Burgess is a branched lake on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . In the Larsemann Hills , it is about 1.3 km northeast of Blundell Peak .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named him in 1988 after the limnologist Jim Burgess from the University of New South Wales , who was active on Law Racoviță Station as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1987 .
Web links
- Lake Burgess in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)