Name details

Starr Lake

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140098

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 meltwater lake which is a source of water for McMurdo Station on Ross Island. The lake is situated in the area of constant snow cover on Hut Point Peninsula, midway between First Crater and Crater Hill. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MF13

Named For

The name Starr Lake came into general use at McMurdo Station for this feature in the early 1970s. It is named after James W. Starr, steelworker, U.S. Navy (USN), who was closely associated with the development of the lake as a source of station water.

Location

Latitude:
77° 50' 12.9" S
-77.83692°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
166° 40' 49.8" E
166.68049°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
133 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
McMurdo Dry Valleys LiDAR 2014-15
Source Identifier:
NCALM_DV_LiDAR_McMurdoStation_1m
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM)
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-Dec-2019

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