Lake McCallum
| Lake McCallum | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 37 ′ 40 ″ S , 78 ° 1 ′ 1 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1.8 m below sea level | |
The Lake McCallum is a lake on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . In the Vestfold Mountains it is located on the Mule Peninsula .
Geologists and biologists examined it between January and February 1972 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after R. Alan T. McCallum, a weather observer at Davis Station in 1969.
Web links
- Lake McCallum in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Map of the specially protected area ASPA # 143 "Marine Plain" (PDF) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)