Name details

Watts Lake

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1199

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 just south-west of Ellis Rapids in the southern part of the Vestfold Hills.

Named For

Named after P.E. Watts, senior diesel mechanic at Davis in 1969.

Location

Latitude:
68° 36' 12.2" S
-68.60339°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 13' 09.8" E
78.21939°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
-5.9 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Robert Jones 2024
Catalogue id
IA16496
Caption
Fossilised seaweed beds and calcerous tubes between Watts Lake hut and Watts Lake. Watts Lake is in the background.
Photographer
Jones, Robert T (Bob)

Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Vestfold Hills Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
vest_hills_gis
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Metadata for coordinates and origin of topographic data.

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
27-Nov-1973

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