Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Joyce, Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Lake Joyce (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Water body (11)
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:
A lake which lies along the northern side of Taylor Glacier in Pearse Valley, Victoria Land. It is 0.5 mi long, 140 ft deep and is covered by 22 ft of very clear ice. The lake was studied by the New Zealand VUWAE (1963-64) which named it after Ernest Joyce, a member of earlier British expeditions to the area led by Scott (1901-04) and Shackleton (1907-09).
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