Name details
Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Canyon 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
An irregular elongated lake in the Vestfold Hills trending north-south and measuring approximately 1 km long and 50-100 m wide. It is bounded by rock on the south and moraine covered ice and the edge of the icecap on the east.
Named For
The lake drains via Cataract Canyon.
Location
Images
©Nathan Saunders 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA21863
- Caption
- Canyon Lake, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1700 feet. Looking South.
- Photographer
- Saunders, Nathan
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Comments
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