Dingle Lake

Dingle Lake (68°34′S 78°4′E / 68.567°S 78.067°E / -68.567; 78.067Coordinates: 68°34′S 78°4′E / 68.567°S 78.067°E / -68.567; 78.067) is a salt-water glacial lake lying just west of Stinear Lake, on the Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills of Princess Elizabeth Land, part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Robert Dingle, Officer in Charge at Davis Station in 1957.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Dingle Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-21.

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