Name details

Waterfall Lake

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1239

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

This small lake in the Vestfold Hills lies beneath a steep cliff which itself feeds the lake during the summer melt.

Named For

The lake overflows in a waterfall to Lake Hand. The water in the lake is fresh.

Location

Latitude:
68° 32' 57.0" S
-68.54917°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 20' 08.0" E
78.33556°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
23 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA22037
Caption
Waterfall Lake, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1600 feet. Looking Northwest.
Photographer
Oates, Rick

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:
26-Jul-1983

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