Lebed Lake
| Lebed Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 37 '4 " S , 78 ° 12' 40" O | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 20.4 m below sea level | |
The Lebed Lake ( English ; Russian Озеро Лебедь Osero Lebed , German 'Swan Lake' ) is a salt water lake on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located in the southern part of the Vestfold Mountains .
Aerial photographs were taken during the US operation Highjump (1946–1947), during a Soviet Antarctic expedition in 1956 and during the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1957 and 1958. Russian scientists named him. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia transferred this designation in a partial translation into English.
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 961 (English)
Web links
- Lebed Lake 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)