Poseidon Basin
| Poseidon Basin | ||
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| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 36 '58 " S , 78 ° 9' 8" E | |
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The Poseidon Basin is a roughly oval, 1 km long and 500 m wide depression on the Ingrid-Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located in the Vestfold Mountains , houses a previously unnamed lake and is surrounded by cliffs. It is part of a specially protected area in Antarctica (ASPA # 143).
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after Poseidon , the sea god from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Poseidon Basin in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Map of the protected area (PDF) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)