Crater Lake (South Shetland Islands)
Crater Lake is a volcanic crater, now filled with water, lying north-west of Mount Kirkwood on the south side of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The descriptive name was given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959.
Antarctic Specially Protected Area[]
The site forms part of an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 140), comprising several separate sites on Deception Island, and designated as such primarily for its botanic and ecological values.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Parts of Deception Island, South Shetland Islands" (PDF). Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 140: Measure 3, Appendix 1. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2005. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Crater Lake (South Shetland Islands)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Geography of Deception Island
- Lakes of the South Shetland Islands
- Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
- Deception Island geography stubs