Name details
Burton Lake
Burton Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Burton 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
The lake has a very narrow connection which is one metre deep with Crooked Fjord. The bottom water of the lake (below 10 m) is much saltier than the sea.
Named For
Named for Harry Burton, Biologist, Davis 1978 who worked on the biology of lakes in the Vestfold Hills.
Location
Images
©Belinda Reynolds 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA21859
- Caption
- Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1200 feet. Looking Northeast.
- Photographer
- Reynolds, Belinda
Map
Source
Comments
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