Abraxas Lake

Abraxas Lake
Abraxas Lake
Location	Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica
Coordinates	68°29′20″S78°17′13″E / 68.48900°S 78.28700°E / -68.48900; 78.28700
Max. depth	19 metres (62 ft)
Surface elevation	12.8 metres (42 ft)

Abraxas Lake is a lake with an intense blue color on the Ingrid Christensen Coast in East Antarctica. It is located in the Vestfold Hills. At least three different types of algae occur in this area, which is unusual for these latitudes.

The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named the area on October 18, 1979. Abraxas alludes to the magic emanating from this lake.

Literature

• John Stewart: Antarctica – An Encyclopedia. Bd. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN   978-0-7864-3590-6, P. 3

External links

• Abraxas Lake in Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• About Abraxas Lake at cambridge.org