Nostoc Lake is a lake lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Mount Provender in the west part of the Shackleton Range. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and given the generic name of the freshwater alga found growing in the lake.
Nostoc Lake | |
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Location | Shackleton Range, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 80°24′S 30°5′W / 80.400°S 30.083°W |
Type | Lake |
This article incorporates public domain material from "Nostoc Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.