Lake Priyadarshini
Lake Priyadarshini is a freshwater lake in the Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica. It supplies water for Maitri, India's second permanent station in Antarctica.[1] Lake Priyadarshini was named after the then Prime Minister of India Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi.
Mohammed Ghous uzzaman, a member of 7th Indian Antarctic Expedition at lake Indira Priyadarshini.
| Lake Priyadarshini | |
|---|---|
  Lake Priyadarshini | |
| Location | Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 70.763°S 11.739°E |
| Basin countries | (Antarctica) |
| Frozen | March–February |
| Settlements | Maitri |
Mohammed Ghous uzzaman, a member of 7th Indian Antarctic Expedition, at Lake Indira Priyadarshini.
Sanskrit priyadarshinī प्रियदर्शिनी is the feminine form of priyadarshina प्रियदर्शिन, meaning "looking with kindness upon everything".
References
- Ingole, Baban; Vinod Dhargalkar (25 March 1998). "Ecobiological assessment of a freshwater lake at Schirmacher Oasis with reference to human activities". Current Science. 74 (6): 529–534. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
External links
- Thermal Structure, Sedimentology, and Hydro-geochemistry of Lake Priyadarshini, Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica, by R. Sinha and Asim Chatterjee
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