Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Secret Lake (GBR) | 71° 50' 00.0" S | 68° 20' 50.0" W | Water body |
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Name ID: 111106
Place ID: 12968
cirque lake on E side of Mars Glacier, E Alexander Island, following surveys by BAS, 1961-73, was so named from its secluded position (APC, 1975, p.5; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979). |
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| Secret Lake (USA) | 71° 50' 00.0" S | 68° 21' 00.0" W | Water body |
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Name ID: 131393
Place ID: 12968
A meltwater lake 2 mi W of Ares Cliff, in eastern Alexander Island. The lake is situated in a NW-facing cirque and is fed from an area of stagnant ice. It lies 100 m above the E edge of Mars Glacier and is visible only from the cirque or from the air. Mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. The name by UK-APC refers to the secluded location of the lake. |
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