Name details
Lake Jill
Jill, Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Lake Jill (The name as it would appear on a map)
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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 to the south-west of Blundell Peak in the Larsemann Hills with its southern end buried under the edge of an ice dome. Biological work was carried out at this lake, by members of the 1986-87 ANARE field party.
Named For
One of a pair of lakes called "Jack" and "Jill" after the nursery rhyme characters. There is an associated hill called Tumbledown Hill.
Location
Images
©Adam Christensen 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA21793
- Caption
- Lake Jill, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1300 feet. Looking Southwest.
- Photographer
- Christensen, Adam
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