Lake Lorna
| Lake Lorna | ||
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| Geographical location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 47 '8 " S , 62 ° 47' 19" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 522 m | |
Lake Lorna (also known as Lorna Lake ) is a small meltwater lake in the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Land , about 15 kilometers inland from Holme Bay . In the North Masson Range of the Framnes Mountains, it lies in the middle of a glaciated mountain saddle between Mount Ward and Fearn Hill .
A team of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions led by the Australian polar explorer John Béchervaise (1910-1998) discovered it in January 1956. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after Béchervaise's wife Lorna Fearn, after whom Fearn Hill is also named.
Web links
- Lake Lorna in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)