Type glacial Frozen Permanently | Basin countries (Antarctica) Area 3.4 km² | |
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Location Queen Maud Land, Antarctica Etymology "Upper Lake" (from German "ober" [lower] + "see" [lake]) Surface area 3.4 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi) | ||
Lake Ober-See (German: Obersee, "Upper Lake") is a permanently-frozen glacial meltwater lake lying between Sjøneset Spur and Mount Seekopf in the Gruber Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The lake was discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher, 1938–39.
Map of Lake Ober-See, Antarctica
Lake Ober-See is located a few kilometers to the northeast of Lake Untersee (German: Obersee, "Lower Lake"), a larger lake but similar in most respects to Lake Ober-See, and the best-studied lake in the region. Divers have dived in Lake Ober-See to study its microbial communities.
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