Alga Lakes

Alga Lakes (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Alga Lakes  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 214
Name ID: 112625

Feature type: Water body (11)

Origin

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

Narrative

Numerous small lakes found on Mawson Oasis. Named by the Southern Party of the NZ Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1962-63, because of the prolific algal growth found in these lakes.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 10' 00.0" S
-71.16667°
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Longitude:
161° 50' 00.0" E
161.83333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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