Jennings Lake is a narrow meltwater lake, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, at the foot of Jennings Promontory on the eastern margin of the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was delineated by John H. Roscoe in 1952 from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by him in association with Jennings Promontory.[1]
Jennings Lake | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 70°10′S 72°32′E / 70.167°S 72.533°E |
Type | meltwater lake |
Max. length | 3 nautical miles (6 km) |
References
editThis article incorporates public domain material from "Jennings Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.