Patterned Lake
| Patterned Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 48 '24 " S , 62 ° 51' 53" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 564 m | |
| surface | 20.5 ha | |
The Patterned Lake ( English for patterned lake ) is a pear-shaped, epiglacial lake in the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Land . In the Framnes Mountains, it lies on the edge of a plateau at the far northern end of the Central Masson Range .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after the distinctive patterns that are formed by large ice crystals on the surface of the lake.
Web links
- Patterned Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)