Alph Lake

Alph Lake
Location Scott Coast, Antarctica
Coordinates 78°12′S 163°42′E / 78.200°S 163.700°E / -78.200; 163.700Coordinates: 78°12′S 163°42′E / 78.200°S 163.700°E / -78.200; 163.700
Basin countries (Antarctica)

Alph Lake lies at the foot of Ward Valley on the north-west side of Koettlitz Glacier, Scott Coast, Antarctica. It is 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) long, and surrounded by steep morainic walls. It was named by Griffith Taylor of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, in association with Alph River, which flows through the lake.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Alph Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-09.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Alph Lake" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/21/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.