Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Hanging Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Hanging 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, shallow round lake which is approximately 100 metres at the widest point, 300 metres in length and 2.5 metres deep in the centre. The lake is permanently frozen throughout the year except for some melt on the water/lake edge in summer. The lake is easily missed when on Lake Henderson and this is largely because it is at a slightly higher elevation. As such, it was referred to as "Hanging Lake".
The lake is easily missed when on Lake Henderson and this is largely because it is at a slightly higher elevation. As such, it was referred to as "Hanging Lake".
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