Lee Lake
| Lee Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ S , 162 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 300 m | |
The Lee Lake (English for Lee -See ) is a to 300 m situated height less meltwater in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located on the southeast corner of Redcliff Nunatak on the southern flank of the Mackay Glacier .
The western group of the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) led by the Australian geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880–1963) and led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott named it after its sheltered location, which is created by towering ice masses on western , North and south shores of the lake.
Web links
- Lee Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lee Lake on geographic.org (English)