Depot Lake is an approximately 600 m (2,000 ft) long and irregularly shaped lake on the Ingrid-Christensen coast of the Princess Elisabeth Land in East Antarctica.
| Depot Lake | |
|---|---|
  Depot Lake | |
| Location | Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°34′23″S 78°21′42″E / 68.57300°S 78.36169°E |
| Surface elevation | 8.3 m (27 ft) |
It is located in the Vestfold Hills where scientists from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions established a depot here in 1978. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named the lake Depot Lake in 1983.
Literature
edit- John Stewart: Antarctica – An Encyclopedia. Bd. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6, p. 420