Weddell Arm

Weddell Arm is the southernmost and westernmost arm of in the . Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Camp Lake and Weddell Lake.

Lake
is a small lying 0.5 nautical miles west of the head of Weddell Arm on , . Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47.

Lake
is a lake in the valley which extends south from Weddell Arm on Broad Peninsula, on Princess Elizabeth Land in . The lake was one of several lakes investigated by ANARE biologists wintering at in 1974.

Lake
is an Antarctic salt-water glacial lake. The lake is 2.8 kilometres; 1.7 miles long and 0.46 kilometres; 0.29 miles wide, lying immediately east of on , of Princess Elizabeth Land in . is situated 3 km south of Weddell Arm.

Weddell Arm

Latitude
-68.53583° or 68° 32′ 9″ south
Longitude
78.11472° or 78° 6′ 53″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
3J3WF477+MV
Geo­Names ID
6627888
Wiki­data ID
Q262806
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Satellite Map

Discover Weddell Arm from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Weddell Arm” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Weddell Arm
  • Esperanto: Brako de Weddell
  • German: Weddell Arm
  • Indonesian: Lengan Weddell
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Weddell Arm
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Weddell Arm
  • Norwegian: Weddell Arm
  • Swedish: Weddell Arm

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Highlights include Tierney Hill and Larelar Lake.

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