Lake House (Antarctica)

Lake House is a lake in the extreme west end of Pearse Valley, north of Friis Hills in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the eight Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1963–64, for D.A. House, chemist and member of the VUWAE party that explored lakes in Taylor, Wright, and Victoria Valleys.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Lake House". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-03-14.

Coordinates: 77°42′S 161°24′E / 77.700°S 161.400°E / -77.700; 161.400


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