Name details

Murkwater Lake

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1219

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

An oval lake in the Larsemann Hills situated in a very flat valley floor, with a vertical snow and ice cliff on its northern shore.

Named For

When discovered by the 1986/87 ANARE party the water in the lake was opaque or murky and was unique in the area.

Location

Latitude:
69° 24' 53.3" S
-69.41481°
Accurate to 25m
Longitude:
76° 12' 46.6" E
76.21294°
Accurate to 25m
Altitude:
8 m
Accurate to 10m

Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA21808
Caption
Murkwater Lake, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1600 feet. Looking North.
Photographer
Oates, Rick

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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