Mummy Pond
Taylor Valley is an ice-free valley about 18 nautical miles long, once occupied by the receding Taylor Glacier. It lies north of the Kukri Hills between the Taylor Glacier and New Harbour in Victoria Land, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Defile, The and Scar Peak.
Defile, The
Mountain saddle
Taylor Valley is an ice-free valley about 18 nautical miles long, once occupied by the receding Taylor Glacier. It lies north of the Kukri Hills between the Taylor Glacier and New Harbour in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Scar Peak
Peak
Scar Peak is a peak surmounting the northern wall of Taylor Valley immediately east of the Lacroix Glacier in Victoria Land. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 1998 after the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campbell Terrace and Claridge Terrace.
Campbell Terrace
Locality
Roa Ridge is a bow-shaped ridge, 5 mi long in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. For much of its extent, it separates Matterhorn Glacier and Lacroix Glacier. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board in 1998. Roa is a Māori word meaning “long” ridge.
Claridge Terrace
Locality
Claridge Terrace is a relatively horizontal area, 0.75 mile square with a median elevation of 1050 meters, between Mount J. J. Thomson and the northern wall of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. Claridge Terrace is situated 10 km southwest of Mummy Pond.
Mummy Pond
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Antarctica
- Category: body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.66209° or 77° 39′ 44″ southLongitude
162.66882° or 162° 40′ 8″ eastElevation
262 metres (860 feet)Open location code
2VJ48MQ9+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 233314901OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
6638507Wikidata ID
Q1952601
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mummy Pond” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mummy Pond”
- Chinese: “木默池”
- German: “Mumienteich”
- Hebrew: “אגם מאמי”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mummy Pond”
- Swedish: “Mummy Pond”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meserve Glacier Camp and Tractor Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Chad and Ventifact Knobs.
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