Name details

Deep Lake Tarn

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2518

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

A permanent freshwater body in the Vestfold Hills with a maximum depth of 45 cm and a surface area of 6300 sq m. The lake is roughly round in shape.

Named For

in association with Deep Lake

Location

Latitude:
68° 33' 16.9" S
-68.55469°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 11' 08.9" E
78.18581°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
-38 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA21880
Caption
Deep Lake Tarn, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1500 feet. Looking South.
Photographer
Saunders, Nathan

Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Vestfold Hills Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
vest_hills_gis
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Metadata for coordinates and origin of topographic data.

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
18-Oct-1979

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