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Lake Ober-See

Coordinates: 71°17′S 13°39′E / 71.283°S 13.650°E / -71.283; 13.650
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Lake Ober-See
Location of Lake Obersee in Antarctica
Location of Lake Obersee in Antarctica
Lake Ober-See
Location of Lake Obersee in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land, Antarctica
Coordinates71°17′S 13°39′E / 71.283°S 13.650°E / -71.283; 13.650
Typeglacial
Etymology"Upper Lake" (from German "ober" [lower] + "see" [lake])
Basin countries(Antarctica)
Surface area3.4 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi)
FrozenPermanently

Lake Ober-See (German: Obersee, "Upper Lake") is a permanently-frozen glacial meltwater lake lying between Sjøneset Spur and Mount Seekopf in the Gruber Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The lake was discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher, 1938–39.

Lake Ober-See is located a few kilometers to the northeast of Lake Untersee (German: Untersee, "Lower Lake"), a larger lake but similar in most respects to Lake Ober-See, and the best-studied lake in the region. Divers have dived in Lake Ober-See to study its microbial communities.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Lakes of Antarctica". Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Elsevier. 2009.

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