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Algae Lake

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is a narrow, winding lake, 9 nautical miles (17 km) long and between 0.2 and 1 nautical mile (0.4 and 1.9 km) wide, extending in an east–west direction in the ice-free
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reported by Operation Highjump personnel, which cause varying tints to the meltwater ponds overlying the Bunger Hills and to the saline inlets and channels in the
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Location of Algae Lake in Antarctica.
Bunger Hills
Antarctica
66°18′S 100°48′E / 66.300°S 100.800°E / -66.300; 100.800
Bunger Hills
Antarctica
U.S. Navy
Operation Highjump
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
algae
Highjump Archipelago
Soviet Antarctic Expeditions
"Algae Lake"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
public domain material
"Algae Lake"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
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Queen Mary Land
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Lakes of Antarctica
Bodies of water of Queen Mary Land

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