Name details

Lake Blundell

Blundell, Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Lake Blundell  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1202

Feature type: Water body

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A lake on the southern side of Blundell Peak in the Larsemann Hills from which it is named.

Named For

Anthony Blundell was the radio operator-in-charge at Mawson in 1968 who took part in a survey commencing at the Larsemann Hills in 1967/68.

Location

Latitude:
69° 25' 38.0" S
-69.42721°
Accurate to 25m
Longitude:
76° 06' 33.7" E
76.10935°
Accurate to 25m
Altitude:
87 m
Accurate to 10m

Images


©Adam Christensen 2009
Catalogue id
IA21785
Caption
Lake Blundell, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1200 feet. Looking Southeast.
Photographer
Christensen, Adam

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Larsemann Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Lars25K
Source Scale:
1:25000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
24-Nov-1987

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