Penguin Lagoon
| Penguin Lagoon | ||
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| Waters | Terra Nova Bay | |
| Land mass | Inexpressible Island ( East Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 74 ° 53 '48 " S , 163 ° 44' 0" E | |
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| width | 200 m | |
| depth | 120 m | |
The Penguin Lagoon ( English for penguin lagoon ) is a 200 m wide and 120 m long lagoon on the east side of Inexpressible Island off the Scott coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located 500 m south of the winter camp of the Northern Group around Victor Campbell during the Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913) of the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott .
Vittorio Libera named the lagoon in the course of an Italian Antarctic expedition that ran from 1988 to 1989. It is named after a colony of Adelie penguins located here .
Web links
- Penguin Lagoon in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)