Vella Flat

Vella Flat (

78°11′S 166°14′E / 78.183°S 166.233°E / -78.183; 166.233Coordinates: 78°11′S 166°14′E / 78.183°S 166.233°E / -78.183; 166.233) is a coastal flat to the south of Lake Cole in the northwest part of Black Island, Ross Archipelago. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1999) after Professor , Department of Geology, Victoria University of Wellington, who made a reconnaissance survey of Brown Peninsula and Black Island stratigraphy with the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1964–65.

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