Vida, Lake
Lake Vida is a hypersaline lake in Victoria Valley, the northernmost of the large McMurdo Dry Valleys, on the continent of Antarctica. It is isolated under year-round ice cover, and is considerably more saline than seawater.- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Lake Vida”
Vida, Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.38982° or 77° 23′ 23″ south
Longitude
161.94325° or 161° 56′ 36″ east
Elevation
427 metres (1,401 feet)
Open location code
2VJ3JW6V+37
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Vida, Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vida”
- Chinese: “維達湖”
- Chinese: “维达湖”
- Czech: “Vida”
- Dutch: “Vidameer”
- Esperanto: “Vida”
- French: “lac Vida”
- French: “Lac Vida”
- German: “Lake Vida”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Βίντα”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lake Vida”
- Portuguese: “Lago Vida”
- Slovenian: “jezero Vida”
- Spanish: “Lago Vida”
- Swedish: “Vida”
- Welsh: “Llyn Vida”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Jones Terrace and Prospect Mesa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Victoria Dunes and Cerberus, Mount.
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