Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Pirocchi, Lago (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Pirocchi, Lago (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Water body (11)
This name originates from Italy. It is part of the Italy Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Lake (axes 300x190m; altitude 81m asl; permanent ice covering) located 3,3km NE of Mt Gerlache. Surveyed by V. Libera during the IV Italian Antarctic Expedition (1988-89). Named after Prof. Livia Pirocchi (1909-1985), Director of the Italian Institute of Hydrobiology between 1967 and 1979.
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