Lake Cole

Not to be confused with Cole Lake.

Lake Cole (78°9′S 166°13′E / 78.150°S 166.217°E / -78.150; 166.217Coordinates: 78°9′S 166°13′E / 78.150°S 166.217°E / -78.150; 166.217) is an ice-covered lake 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) long, located south of Mount Ewart and Mount Melania on Black Island in the Ross Archipelago. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (1999) after J.W. Cole, Department of Geology, Victoria University of Wellington, who, with A. Ewart, investigated the geology of Brown Peninsula, Black Island, and Cape Bird in the 1964–65 season.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Cole, Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

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