SCAR Composite Gazetteer

Discussion Lake

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

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

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Place ID: 3675
Name ID: 1205

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Niuyan Hu (China)

Narrative

A circular lake about a kilometre west of Law Base in the Larsemann Hills.

Named For

The lake was a well-known, frequently used meeting place for ANARE scientific parties working in the area in 1986/87 for discussion and planning.

Location

Latitude:

69° 23' 21.0" S

-69.38917°

Accurate to 25m

Longitude:

76° 21' 08.0" E

76.35222°

Accurate to 25m

Altitude:

3 m

Accurate to 10m

Images

©Adam Christensen 2009

Catalogue id: IA21769
Caption: Discussion Lake, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1000 feet. Looking South.
Photographer: Christensen, Adam

Map

Source

Location Method:

Unknown

Source Name:

Larsemann Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset

Source Identifier:

Lars25K

Source Scale:

1:25000

Source Institution:

Australian Antarctic Division

Source Person:

Brolsma

Source Publisher:

Australian Antarctic Division

Remote sensing:

Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:

Official

Date approved:

24-Nov-1987

Related information

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