Name details

Balham Lake

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139332

Feature type: Water body

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small lake near the centre of Balham Valley, west of Green Mesa, in Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-ME07

Named For

Named in 1964 by American geologist Parker Emerson Calkin for its location in Balham Valley.

Location

Latitude:
77° 25' 41.7" S
-77.42825°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
160° 57' 56.6" E
160.96572°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
673 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
ME07 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates also compared against 0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018, 1020010018A94E00. Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
15-Jul-1971

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