Basin countries (Antarctica) Max. width 0.23 km (0.14 mi) Area 15 ha Width 230 m Inflow source McKay Creek | Max. length 1.06 km (0.66 mi) Surface area 0.15 km (0.058 sq mi) Length 1.06 km Outflow location Lake Hoare | |
Primary inflows Primary outflows overflow into Lake Hoare | ||
Lake Chad is a small lake lying east of the mouth of Suess Glacier in the Taylor Valley of Victoria Land. It was charted by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under Robert Falcon Scott, and named by them after the Lake Chad in Africa.
Map of Lake Chad, Antarctica
Lake Chad is only about 5 metres (16 ft) southwest of Lake Hoare.
References
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