Spaulding Pond (Antarctica)
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| Geographical location | Taylor Valley , Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Spaulding Pond is a meltwater pond in Taylor Valley of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located 500 m northeast of the ice cliffs at the mouth of the Howard Glacier .
It got its name at the suggestion of the American hydrologist Diane Marie McKnight, head of the team of the United States Geological Survey , which examined the river system of Lake Fryxell in the Taylor Valley between 1987 and 1994 . It is named after the hydrologist Sarah Ann Spaulding, who was involved in investigations of this pool from 1988 to 1989 and from 1991 to 1992.
Web links
- Spaulding Pond in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Spaulding Pond on geographic.org (English)