Nostoc Lake

Nostoc Lake

Nostoc Lake is a lake lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Mount Provender in the west part of the Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and given the generic name of the freshwater alga found growing in the lake.

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

Coordinates: 80°24′S 30°5′W / 80.4°S 30.083°W / -80.4; -30.083