Canopus, Lake

The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in , Antarctica.
  • Lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 65 metres (213 feet)
  • …is also known as “Lake Canopus”
  • Description: lake in Antarctica

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vanda, Lake and Hall Bluff.
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Lake Vanda is a lake in , , Ross Dependency, .
is a prominent rock bluff, 750 metres high…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vanda Station and Plane Table Glacier.
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was an research base in the…
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The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending…

Canopus, Lake

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Latitude
-77.54643° or 77° 32′ 47″ south
Longitude
161.52671° or 161° 31′ 36″ east
Open location code
2VJ3FG3G+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Canopus, Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Canopus”
  • Chinese: “克諾珀斯湖”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لاك كانوپوس”
  • German: “Lake Canopus”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lake Canopus”
  • Swedish: “Canopus”
  • Swedish: “Lake Canopus”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Canopus”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Anderson Scarp and Odin, Mount.

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