Compton Lagoon (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Compton Lagoon (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Lagoon
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.
A large saltwater lagoon formed by the retreat of the Compton Glacier on Heard Island. It is dammed by a moraine but it is impossible to walk from Gilchrist Beach to Fairchild Beach along the moraine. The name is associated with the Compton Glacier named after G.S. Compton, radio operator and assistant surveyor with the 1948 ANARE Heard Island Expedition.
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