Nostoc Flats

Nostoc Flats

Nostoc Flats (78°3′S 163°41′E / 78.05°S 163.683°E / -78.05; 163.683) is a small, flat glacial outwash plain, the surface of which is covered by the algae Nostoc. The feature is located East of the south lobe of Joyce Glacier on the Scott Coast, Victoria Land. So named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1994.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Nostoc Flats" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).