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Canopus, Lake: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Canopus, Lake in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Canopus, Lake

Feature Class (see definition): Lake

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2380

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 33' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 161° 31' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.55

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 161.5166667

Elevation (see definition): 65

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1976

Description (see definition): A small lake 65 m above the southern shore of Lake Vanda in Wright Valley, Victoria Land. Named by the Eighth Victoria University's Antarctic Expeditions (VUWAE), 1963-64, after Canopus, pilot of Menelaus, the king of Sparta.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Canopus, Lake in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Canopus, Lake information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Canopus, Lake should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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