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Ablation Lake
Ablation Lake
is a
proglacial
tidal
lake in
Ablation Valley
,
Alexander Island
,
Antarctica
, with stratified saline and fresh water and depths exceeding . The feature is dammed in the upper portion by ice that pushes into the lake from the adjacent
George VI Ice Shelf
. It is named after Ablation Valley following
British Antarctic Survey
(BAS)
limnological
research from 1973. The site lies within
Antarctic Specially Protected Area
(ASPA)
No.147
.
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