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
Location of Jennings Lake in Antarctica.
Location of Jennings Lake in Antarctica.
Jennings Lake
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates70°10′S 72°32′E / 70.167°S 72.533°E / -70.167; 72.533
Typemeltwater lake
Max. length3 nautical miles (6 km)

References

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  1. ^ "Jennings Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-24.

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