Lake Hope
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Lake Hope is a small lake
lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of Mount Flora
, close east of the head of Hope Bay
, Trinity Peninsula
. Named after nearby Hope Bay by Argentine parties working in the area.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of Mount Flora
Mount Flora
Mount Flora is a mountain, 520 m, containing a well-defined cirque which faces northeast, standing 0.5 nautical miles southeast of the head of Hope Bay, at the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, 1901–04, and named by J...
, close east of the head of Hope Bay
Hope Bay
Hope Bay on Trinity Peninsula, is long and wide, indenting the tip of Antarctic Peninsula and opening on Antarctic Sound....
, Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the extreme northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, extending northeastward for about from a line connecting Cape Kjellman and Cape Longing. Dating back more than a century, chartmakers used various names for this portion of the Antarctic peninsula, each name having some...
. Named after nearby Hope Bay by Argentine parties working in the area.