Crater Lake is a volcanic crater, now filled with water, lying north-west of Mount Kirkwood on the south side of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The descriptive name was given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959.
The site forms part of an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 140), comprising several separate sites on Deception Island, and designated as such primarily for its botanic and ecological values.[1]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Crater Lake (South Shetland Islands)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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Queen Elizabeth Land |
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Queen Maud Land |
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Mac. Robertson Land |
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Princess Elizabeth Land | |
Queen Mary Land | |
Wilkes Land |
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Adélie Land |
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George V Land |
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Victoria Land |
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Ross Sea |
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Palmer Land |
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Graham Land |
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South Shetlands |
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South Orkneys |
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