Lake Hoare
Lake Hoare is a lake about 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) long between Lake Chad and Canada Glacier in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Its surface area measures 1.94 square kilometres (0.75 sq mi).[1] The lake was named by the 8th Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1963–64, for physicist Ray A. Hoare, a member of the VUWAE that examined lakes in Taylor, Wright, and Victoria Valleys.[2]
| Lake Hoare | |
|---|---|
| Location | Taylor Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 77°38′S 162°52′E |
| Type | Endorheic |
| Primary inflows | Andersen Creek, overflow from Lake Chad |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Basin countries | (Antarctica) |
| Max. length | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
| Max. width | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
| Surface area | 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Max. depth | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Water volume | 17,500,000 m3 (620,000,000 cu ft) |
| Surface elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Islands | a few |
Lake Hoare is dammed by the tongue of Canada Glacier, otherwise it would drain into Lake Fryxell, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast across the glacier tongue. Lake Chad, only 5 metres (5.5 yd) southeast of Lake Hoare, sometimes overflows into Lake Hoare.
Further reading
References
- "McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER". mcmlter.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- "Hoare, Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
