Research sites

Lake Brownworth

Lake Brownworth is a meltwater lake west of Wright Lower Glacier at the east end of Wright Valley. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Frederick S. Brownworth Jr.,

Coordinates: 

Latitude: -77.434448242188
Longitude: 162.759689331055

Lake Chad

Lake Chad is in the Lake Hoare basin, Taylor Valley, west of Lake Hoare and east of the Suess Glacier. Wharton, House and McKay streams flow from the Suess Glacier directly into Lake Chad and then the overflow from Lake Chad flows into Lake Hoare. Valley: Taylor Distance to Sea : 24 Maximum Length (km): 1 Maximum Width (km): 0.2 Maximum Depth (m): 5.5 Surface Area (km^2): 0.15 Ice Thickness Average Surface (m): 3.5 - 4.5

Coordinates: 

Latitude: -77.642295837402
Longitude: 162.764144897461

Lake Chad at Narrows

Narrows between Lake Chad and Lake Hoare is a short spillway approximately 5m long between Lake Chad and Lake Hoare. Wharton, House and McKay streams flow into Lake Chad from the Suess Glacier. The overflow from Lake Chad then flows into the west end of Lake Hoare. There are many microbial mats in this area between the Hoare and Chad moats and around the spillway. Valley: Taylor Distance to Sea : 24 Maximum Length (km): 0.005

Coordinates: 

Latitude: -77.640403747559
Longitude: 162.783248901367

Lake Fryxell

The Lake Fryxell basin is formed by a moraine depression in a wider portion of the Taylor Valley. It has a number of moraine islands and shallower areas, as well as several relatively well developed deltas. The lake is fed by at least 10 meltwater streams with a total drainage catchment of 230 km2. The lake is dammed to the southwest by the Canada Glacier and is topographically closed. It is perennially ice covered; during summer months, an ice-free moat generally forms around much of the lake margin. Lake levels have risen ~2 m between 1971 and 1996. There are no surface outflows; the only known water loss is through ice ablation (evaporation, sublimation and physical scouring). Valley: Taylor Distance to Sea : 9 Maximum Length (km): 5.8 Maximum Width (km): 2.1 Maximum Depth (m): 20 Surface Area (km^2): 7.08 Ice Thickness Average Surface (m): 3.3 - 4.5 Volume (m^3 * 10^6): 25.2

Coordinates: 

Latitude: -77.610755920410
Longitude: 163.159255981445

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