Pauk Lake
| Pauk Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 34 '26 " S , 78 ° 29' 12" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 18 m | |
The Pauk Lake ( English ; Russian Озеро Паук Osero Pauk , German ' Spinnensee ' ) is a lake on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . In the southeastern section of the Vestfold Mountains, it lies south of the Trajer Ridge .
Aerial photographs were taken during the US operation Highjump (1946–1947), during a Soviet Antarctic expedition in 1956, and in 1957 and 1958 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia translated the Russian name into English in 1973.
Web links
- Pauk Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)