Fryxell, Lake
Lake Fryxell is a perennially ice-covered lake in Taylor Valley in Victoria Land, Antarctica. One of many such lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, it was first discovered in the early 1900s by Robert Scott's 1901-1904 expedition and was named and mapped during Operation Deep Freeze in the 1950s.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Lake
- Description: meromictic lake in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Fryxell gölü”, “Lake Fryxell”, “Озеро Фрикселл”, “Фрикселл (озеро)”, “Фриксель (озеро)”, and “אגם פריקסל”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Clow Island and Many Glaciers Pond.
Many Glaciers Pond
Lake
Taylor Valley is an ice-free valley about 18 nautical… Many Glaciers Pond is situated 4 km northeast of Fryxell, Lake.
Fryxell, Lake
- Categories: meromictic lake and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.61667° or 77° 37′ south
Longitude
163.18333° or 163° 11′ east
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
2VJ595MM+88
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Fryxell, Lake” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Friksel gölü”
- Cebuano: “Fryxell”
- Chinese: “弗里克塞尔湖”
- Chuvash: “Фрикселл”
- Finnish: “Fryxellinjärvi”
- Finnish: “Lake Fryxell”
- French: “lac Fryxell”
- French: “Lac Fryxell”
- Georgian: “ფრიქსელის ტბა”
- German: “Fryxellsee”
- Hebrew: “אגם פרייקסל”
- Japanese: “フリクセル湖”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lake Fryxell”
- Polish: “Jezioro Fryxell”
- Polish: “Lake Fryxell”
- Portuguese: “Lago Fryxell”
- Romanian: “Lacul Fryxell”
- Russian: “Фрикселл”
- Spanish: “Lago Fryxell”
- Swedish: “Fryxell, Antarktis”
- Swedish: “Lake Fryxell”
- Turkish: “Fryxell Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Фріксел”
- Ukrainian: “Фрікселл”
- Welsh: “Llyn Fryxell”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Chocolate, Cape.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Princeton Tarn and Penn Tarn.
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Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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