Amphitheatre Lake is a smooth-surfaced meltwater lake long in the western part of the

Amphitheatre Peaks The Amphitheatre Peaks () are a group of peaks surrounding and extending to the east of Amphitheatre Lake (Antarctica), Amphitheatre Lake, in the northwest part of Nye Mountains of Antarctica. They were photographed in 1956 from Australian Nation ...

, in the Nye Mountains of Antarctica. The lake is almost completely enclosed by rock and ice cliffs, forming an amphitheatre, with an outlet into

Rayner Glacier Rayner Glacier () is a prominent glacier, wide, flowing north to the coast of Enderby Land just west of Condon Hills. It was sighted in October 1956 by Squadron Leader D. Leckie during a flight in an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research ...

at the west end. It was photographed in 1956 from

Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). History Australia has had a long involv ...

(ANARE) aircraft and visited by an ANARE airborne field party in 1958. The descriptive name was applied by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia.

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Lakes of Antarctica Bodies of water of Enderby Land {{EnderbyLand-geo-stub