Malachite Lake
| Malachite Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 25 '33 " S , 76 ° 4' 33" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 68 m | |
The Malachite Lake is an oval lake on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . In the Larsemann Hills it lies 1.2 km west of Blundell Peak in an ice-free valley on the Stornes peninsula .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 1988. It is named after the color of its water, which is reminiscent of that of the mineral malachite .
Web links
- Malachite Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)