Lake Ober-See
| Lake Ober-See | |
|---|---|
  Lake Ober-See Location of Lake Obersee in Antarctica | |
| Location | Queen Maud Land, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 71°17′S 13°39′E / 71.283°S 13.650°ECoordinates: 71°17′S 13°39′E / 71.283°S 13.650°E |
| Type | glacial |
| Etymology | "Upper Lake" (from German "ober" [lower] + "see" [lake]) |
| Basin countries | (Antarctica) |
| Surface area | 3.4 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi) |
| Frozen | Permanently |
Lake Ober-See (German: Obersee, "Upper Lake") is a permanently-frozen glacial meltwater lake lying between Sjøneset Spur and Mount Seekopf in the Gruber Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The lake was discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher, 1938–39.
Lake Ober-See is located a few kilometers to the northeast of Lake Untersee (German: Obersee, "Lower Lake"), a larger lake but similar in most respects to Lake Ober-See, and the best-studied lake in the region. Divers have dived in Lake Ober-See to study its microbial communities.[1]
References
- ↑ "Lakes of Antarctica". Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Elsevier. 2009.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Lake Ober-See" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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