Pony Lake
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Pony Lake is a small lake
immediately north of Flagstaff Point
at Cape Royds
, Ross Island
. Named by British Antarctic Expedition
(1907–09), who built their winter hut adjacent to this lake, because they had their ponies tethered nearby.
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,...
immediately north of Flagstaff Point
Flagstaff Point
Flagstaff Point is a point forming the south end of the Cape Royds headland on the west side of Ross Island. Charted and named by the British Antarctic Expedition under Shackleton, 1907–09, which established its winter headquarters and erected a flag near the point....
at Cape Royds
Cape Royds
Cape Royds, Antarctica, is a dark rock cape forming the west extremity of Ross Island, facing on McMurdo Sound. Discovered by the Discovery Expedition and named for Lieutenant Charles W.R. Royds, Royal Navy, who acted as meteorologist for the expedition...
, Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
. Named by British Antarctic Expedition
Nimrod Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, otherwise known as the Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole...
(1907–09), who built their winter hut adjacent to this lake, because they had their ponies tethered nearby.