Lake Miers
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Lake Miers is a small lake
in Miers Valley
, lying 1 nautical miles (1.9 km) east of the snouts of Miers
and Adams Glacier
s, and filled by meltwater from these glaciers. A stream from the lake flows down the valley
in the warmest weather to reach the coast of Victoria Land
. Named after Miers Glacier
in 1957 by the New Zealand Blue Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
, 1956-58.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Miers Valley
Miers Valley
Miers Valley is a valley in the McMurdo Dry Valleys located just south of Marshall Valley and west of Koettlitz Glacier, on the coast of Victoria Land. The valley is ice-free in the Austral summer except for Miers Glacier and Adams Glacier in its upper part, and Lake Miers near its center...
, lying 1 nautical miles (1.9 km) east of the snouts of Miers
Miers Glacier
Miers Glacier is a small glacier north of Terminus Mountain in Victoria Land, occupying the upper portion of Miers Valley. Mapped and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13....
and Adams Glacier
Adams Glacier (Victoria Land)
Adams Glacier is a small glacier immediately south of Miers Glacier in Victoria Land. The heads of Adams and Miers glaciers, both located in the Miers Valley, are separated by a low ridge, and the east end of this ridge is almost completely surrounded by the snouts of the two glaciers, which...
s, and filled by meltwater from these glaciers. A stream from the lake flows down the valley
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
in the warmest weather to reach the coast of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Named after Miers Glacier
Miers Glacier
Miers Glacier is a small glacier north of Terminus Mountain in Victoria Land, occupying the upper portion of Miers Valley. Mapped and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13....
in 1957 by the New Zealand Blue Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The 1955–58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole...
, 1956-58.