Zashchitnyye Islands
Zashchitnyye Islands is an island in Antarctica.Places of Interest
Highlights include Organic Lake.
Organic Lake
Lake
Organic Lake is a lake in the Vestfold Hills in eastern Antarctica. It was formed 6,000 years ago when sea levels were higher; it is isolated, rather shallow 7.5 metres, meromictic, a few hundred meters in diameter and has extremely salty water. Organic Lake is situated 4 km southwest of Zashchitnyye Islands.
Zashchitnyye Islands
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Zashchitnye, ostrova”
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-68.42778° or 68° 25′ 40″ south
Longitude
78.25° or 78° 15′ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
3J3WH7C2+V2
GeoNames ID
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