Name details

Lake Macpherson

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 139112

Feature type: Water body

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

Small lake west of Mount Elder in the northern part of Macquarie Island.

Named For

Named for Hope Black (nee Macpherson) (1919-2018) for her significant contribution to Macquarie Island. Pioneer scientist and mentor Jessie Hope Black (nee Macpherson) achieved many firsts in her research career. Black’s research in malacology and marine biology has had lasting impact, increasing scientific knowledge of southern Australia and subantarctic environments including Macquarie Island.

Location

Latitude:
54° 32' 08.1" S
-54.53560°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
158° 54' 28.0" E
158.90778°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
qb_15mar2005_ps_orc_north_vis.tif
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id qb_15mar2005_ps_orc_north_vis.tif not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
3-Oct-2018

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