Lake Buddha

Lake Buddha
Lake Buddha
Location	Shangri-la, Antarctica
Coordinates	78°3′S 163°46′E / 78.050°S 163.767°E / -78.050; 163.767Coordinates: 78°3′S 163°46′E / 78.050°S 163.767°E / -78.050; 163.767
Type	lake

Lake Buddha (

78°3′S 163°46′E / 78.050°S 163.767°E / -78.050; 163.767) is a large proglacial lake on the south margin of Joyce Glacier in the small valley known as Shangri-la. It was named in association with Shangri-la by the New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61.

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•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Buddha, Lake". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)