Laternula Lake
| Laternula Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 38 '56 " S , 77 ° 58' 22" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 3.3 m below sea level | |
The Laternula Lake is a lake on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . In the Vestfold Mountains , it is 1 km south-southwest of Clear Lake on the Mule Peninsula .
A team of geologists and biologists visited him in January 1972 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . They named it after the shells of Laternula elliptica , a species of Antarctic clam found here .
Web links
- Laternula Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)