Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Henderson, Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Lake Henderson (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.
It is the largest epiglacial lake in the Framnes Mountains of approximately 85.4 ha in area, has a measured depth of 115 metres, permanent year round ice cover and approximately 40 floating boulders resting on the lake ice surface.
The lake has been refered to as Lake Henderson for many years by expeditioners at Mawson station due to its location at the base of Mount Henderson.
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