Name details
Pendant Lake
Pendant Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Pendant Lake (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 small lake which is only one of three in the Vestfold Hills to have the animal Paralabidocera antarctica in it. The water is fresh on top, salty underneath with a great deal of biological activity. The maximum depth of the lake is 21 m.
Named For
The lake is shaped like a pendant.
Location
Images
©Nathan Saunders 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA21969
- Caption
- Pendant Lake, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1800 feet. Looking South.
- Photographer
- Saunders, Nathan
Map
Source
Comments
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