Phormidium Lake
| Phormidium Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 51 ′ 8 ″ S , 58 ° 0 ′ 13 ″ W | |
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| length | 2 km | |
The Phormidium Lake is a 2 km long and narrow lake on the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It is located on the southwest bank of Brandy Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1993 after cyanobacteria of the species Phormidium autumnale , which populate the lake in red-violet mats.
Web links
- Phormidium Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)