Club Lake

Club Lake is a glacial saltwater lake in the central part of Breidnes Peninsula in the Vestfold Hills of Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica.

Club Lake
Club Lake is located in Antarctica
Club Lake
Club Lake
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°33′S 78°14′E
Typeglacial lake and salt lake
Max. length1.5 nautical miles (3 km)

The lake is 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) long and its irregular shape resembles a club which is elongated northeast–southwest. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and remapped by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1957–58) who gave the name.[1]

It is next west of Lake Jabs, and it is 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) northeast of Collerson Lake.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Club Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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