Lake Boeckella
Lake Boeckella (63°24′S 57°0′W / 63.400°S 57.000°WCoordinates: 63°24′S 57°0′W / 63.400°S 57.000°W) is a small lake which lies 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) south of Hope Bay and drains by a small stream into Eagle Cove, at the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered and named by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld. Crustaceans from the genus Boeckella are found in this area.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Lake Boeckella" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/21/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.