Lake Vashka
Location of the lake in Antarctica.
Location of the lake in Antarctica.
Lake Vashka
LocationBarwick Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Coordinates77°21′S 161°11′E / 77.350°S 161.183°E / -77.350; 161.183
Typelake

Lake Vashka is a lake near the center of Barwick Valley, about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Webb Glacier in Victoria Land.[1] It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) after Vashka (Vaska), a sled dog of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13.[2][3]

Vashka Crag (77°19′S 161°3′E / 77.317°S 161.050°E / -77.317; 161.050) is an abrupt rock crag at the east end of The Fortress, a series of four promontories on the north side of Barwick Valley in Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1959–60, in association with nearby Lake Vashka, located just below and to the southeast.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Lake Vashka". geonames.usgs.gov. 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Lake Vashka". Antarctica NZ. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Lake Vashka". data.aad.gov.au. 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  4. ↑ "Vashka Crag". Antarctica NZ. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

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