Lake Island (Antarctica)

Not to be confused with Lake Island or Lake island.
Lake Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°33′S 77°59′E / 68.550°S 77.983°E / -68.550; 77.983Coordinates: 68°33′S 77°59′E / 68.550°S 77.983°E / -68.550; 77.983
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Lake Island is a small island between Plog Island and Flutter Island, lying in Prydz Bay just west of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. It was remapped by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) (1957–58) and so named because a lake occupies the northern part of the island.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lake Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-08.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Lake Island (Antarctica)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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