Lake Sibthorpe
| Lake Sibthorpe | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 23 '48 " S , 76 ° 23' 19" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 58 m | |
The Lake Sibthorpe is a very shallow lake on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . In the Larsemann Hills it is located northwest of the Progress station and about 700 m southeast of the Law-Racoviță station .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 1988. It is named after Richard Sibthorpe, radio technician at Davis Station in 1986.
Web links
- Lake Sibthorpe in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Map of the northeast part of the Broknes Peninsula (PDF) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)