Matsumoto Pond

Matsumoto Pond (

77°34′S 161°4′E / 77.567°S 161.067°E / -77.567; 161.067Coordinates: 77°34′S 161°4′E / 77.567°S 161.067°E / -77.567; 161.067) is a pond south of Dais Col and 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) west of Don Juan Pond in , Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (1997) after Japanese chemist , who was a member of four Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition field parties (1976–77, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86) that made geophysical and geochemical studies of ponds in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, including investigation of this feature.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Matsumoto Pond". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)