Name details

Algal Lake

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 121693

Feature type: Water body (11)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small, roughly circular meltwater lake about midway between Skua Lake and Island Lake on Cape Evans, Ross Island. Named by USARP biologists David T. Mason, Charles R. Goldman and Brian J.B. Wood, Jr., who studied the lake in the 1961-62 and 1962-63 seasons. The name derives from the striking mat of blue-green algal remains around the leeward edge of the lake.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 38' 00.0" S
-77.63333°
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Longitude:
166° 25' 00.0" E
166.41667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1971

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