Lake Bonney, Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai

Regional Level Types
Lake Bonney	Saline Lake
Taylor Valley	Valley
McMurdo Dry Valleys	- not defined -
Victoria Land	Region
Eastern Antarctica	Region
Antarctica	Continent

Lake Bonney (77°43′S 162°22′E) is a saline lake with permanent ice cover at the western end of Taylor Valley in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica.

It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and up to 900 metres (3,000 ft) wide. A narrow channel only 50 metres (160 ft) wide (Lake Bonney at Narrows) separates the lake into East Lake Bonney (3.32 square kilometres [1.28 sq mi]) and West Lake Bonney (0.99 square kilometres [0.38 sq mi]).

To the north and south of the lake lie peaks that are over 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level, and the Taylor Glacier is positioned to the west of the lake. It is 130 feet (40 m) deep and is perpetually trapped under 12 to 15 feet (3.7 to 4.6 m) of ice.

It was first visited by the British Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904. It was named by the Scott expedition of 1910-1913, for Thomas George Bonney, professor of geology at University College London, England from 1877 to 1901.

Lake Bonney is one of the main lakes studied by the National Science Foundations, McMurdo Long Term Ecological Research site. [Wikipedia]

Minerals listed are found in moist and fragile crusts on rocks at the lake shore.

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bonney_(Antarctica)
Wikidata ID:	Q892808

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