Lake Priyadarshini
| Lake Priyadarshini | |
|---|---|
| Location | Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 70°45′47″S 11°44′20″E / 70.763°S 11.739°E |
| Basin countries | (Antarctica) |
| Frozen | March–February |
| Settlements | Maitri |
Lake Priyadarshini is a freshwater lake in the Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica. It supplies water for Maitri, India's second permanent station in Antarctica.[1]
Sanskrit priyadarshinī प्रियदर्शिनी is the feminine form of priyadarshina प्रियदर्शिन, meaning "looking with kindness upon everything".
References
- ^ Ingole, Baban; Vinod Dhargalkar (25 March 1998). "Ecobiological assessment of a freshwater lake at Schirmacher Oasis with reference to human activities". Current Science. 74 (6): 529–534. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
External links
- Thermal Structure, Sedimentology, and Hydro-geochemistry of Lake Priyadarshini, Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica[permanent dead link], by R. Sinha and Asim Chatterjee