Collerson Lake

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

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

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Place ID: 2842
Name ID: 123699

Feature type: Water body (11)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small, kidney-shaped lake 1.5 mi SW of Club Lake in the Vestfold Hills. A camp was established on the shores of this lake during geological investigations by K. Collerson, geologist at Davis Station in Jan. 1970, for whom it was named by ANCA.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 35' 00.0" S
-68.58333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
78° 11' 00.0" E
78.18333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA21914
Caption
Lake Collerson, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1000 feet. Looking South.
Photographer
Saunders, Nathan

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1973

Related information

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