Sarcophagus Pond
Sarcophagus Pond is a pond in Antarctica and has an elevation of 1,098 metres. Sarcophagus Pond is situated nearby to the locality Labyrinth.Places of Interest
Highlights include Anvil Pond and Kurasawa Pond.
Anvil Pond
Lake
The Labyrinth is an extensive flat upland area which has been deeply eroded, at the west end of Wright Valley, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was so named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition because the eroded dolerite of which it is formed gives an appearance of a labyrinth.
Kurasawa Pond
Lake
Kurasawa Pond is a pond in the northwestern part of the Labyrinth of Wright Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. It lies south of Dean Cirque and 0.5 nautical miles east of the Wright Upper Glacier terminus. Kurasawa Pond is situated 2½ km north of Sarcophagus Pond.
Watanuki Pond
Lake
Watanuki Pond is a pond lying 1.7 nautical miles south-southwest of Apollo Peak in the northwest part of the Labyrinth of Wright Valley. The pond is also positioned as being 0.25 nautical miles east-northeast of Kurasawa Pond and 0.8 m east of the Wright Upper Glacier terminus. Watanuki Pond is situated 3 km northeast of Sarcophagus Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Labyrinth and Prentice Plateau.
Labyrinth
Locality
Photo: Dturme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Labyrinth is an extensive flat upland area which has been deeply eroded, at the west end of Wright Valley, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was so named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition because the eroded dolerite of which it is formed gives an appearance of a labyrinth. Labyrinth is situated 3 km east of Sarcophagus Pond.
Prentice Plateau
Locality
The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between Victoria Valley and McKelvey Valley on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Prentice Plateau is situated 8 km north of Sarcophagus Pond.
Sarcophagus Pond
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.55° or 77° 33′ southLongitude
160.71667° or 160° 43′ eastElevation
1,098 metres (3,602 feet)Open location code
2VJ2FP28+2MGeoNames ID
6639017
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