Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Pelite Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Pelite Lake (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Water body
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A small lake in the Vestfold Hills, approximately 200 m in diameter on an ice covered moraine. There are prominent mud bands above the ice cliffs on the western side.
Named for the 'pelite' or mud bands on the western side of the lake.
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