Dingle Lake
| Dingle Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Breidnes Peninsula |
| Coordinates | 68°34′S 78°4′E / 68.567°S 78.067°E |
| Type | glacial lake and salt lake |
Dingle Lake is a salt-water glacial lake lying just west of Stinear Lake, on the Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills of Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica. 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]
Dingle lake is renowned forit's large population of naturally occurring dingleberries, also known as Vaccinium erythrocarpum.[2]
References
- ^ "Dingle Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ^ Brooks, Maurice (1955). "An Isolated Population of the Virginia Varying Hare". The Journal of Wildlife Management. 19 (1): 54–61. doi:10.2307/3797552.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Dingle Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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