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Lake Priyadarshini is a freshwater lake in the Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica. It supplies water for Maitri, India's second permanent station in Antarctica.[1] Lake Priyadarshini was named after the then Prime Minister of India Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi.

Mohammed Ghous uzzaman, a member of 7th Indian Antarctic Expedition at lake Indira Priyadarshini.
Mohammed Ghous uzzaman, a member of 7th Indian Antarctic Expedition at lake Indira Priyadarshini.
Lake Priyadarshini
Lake Priyadarshini
LocationSchirmacher Oasis, Antarctica
Coordinates70.763°S 11.739°E / -70.763; 11.739
Basin countries(Antarctica)
FrozenMarch–February
SettlementsMaitri
Mohammed Ghous uzzaman, a member of 7th Indian Antarctic Expedition, at Lake Indira Priyadarshini.
Mohammed Ghous uzzaman, a member of 7th Indian Antarctic Expedition, at Lake Indira Priyadarshini.

Sanskrit priyadarshinī प्रियदर्शिनी is the feminine form of priyadarshina प्रियदर्शिन, meaning "looking with kindness upon everything".


References


  1. Ingole, Baban; Vinod Dhargalkar (25 March 1998). "Ecobiological assessment of a freshwater lake at Schirmacher Oasis with reference to human activities". Current Science. 74 (6): 529–534. Retrieved 2009-04-25.



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