Pony Lake
Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of Ross Island, facing on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition and named for Lieutenant Charles Royds, Royal Navy, who acted as meteorologist on the expedition.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: small lake on Ross Island in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Home Lake” and “Lake Pony”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Green Lake and Blue Lake.
Green Lake
Lake
Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of Ross Island, facing on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition and named for Lieutenant Charles Royds, Royal Navy, who acted as meteorologist on the expedition.
Blue Lake
Lake
Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of Ross Island, facing on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition and named for Lieutenant Charles Royds, Royal Navy, who acted as meteorologist on the expedition.
Coast Lake
Lake
Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of Ross Island, facing on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition and named for Lieutenant Charles Royds, Royal Navy, who acted as meteorologist on the expedition.
Pony Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.55342° or 77° 33′ 12″ southLongitude
166.16825° or 166° 10′ 6″ eastOpen location code
2VJ8C5W9+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1258185345OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pony Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pony Lake (lanaw sa Antarctica)”
- Chinese: “波尼湖”
- German: “Pony Lake”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pony Lake”
- Swedish: “Pony Lake”
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