Name details
Dismal Basin
Dismal Basin (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Dismal Basin (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Basin
Origin
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Narrative
The basin is a large area south of Oblong Lake in the Vestfold Hills. The surface is undulating and littered with erratics. There are numerous small lakes and ponds.
Named For
descriptive as the basin is a very depressing area to look at and even more depressing to walk through
Location
Images
©Richard 'Tubby' Seton 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA21883
- Caption
- Dismal Basin, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1000 feet. Looking Northeast.
- Photographer
- Seton, Richard
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Comments
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