Sinnan Ike
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| Geographical location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ S , 44 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Sinnan Ike ( transcription from Japanese 新 南 池 'New South Sea' ) is a lake on the Crown Prince Olav coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is the largest lake in the Shinnan Rocks on the western flank of the Shinnan Glacier .
Japanese scientists mapped it using aerial photographs taken in 1962 and surveys made in 1974 . It was named in 1977.
Web links
- Sinnan Ike in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)