Hidden Lake (Antarctica)
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Hidden Lake is a lake, long, lying midway between Lagrelius Point and
Cape Obelisk Cape Obelisk () is a cape at the north side of the entrance to Rohss Bay, on the west side of James Ross Island. Discovered and named by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Nordenskjöld. The name is descriptive of a conspicuous rock ...
in the western part of
James Ross Island James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north–south ...
. It drains by a small stream into the deep bay south of Lagrelius Point. It was discovered in 1945 by the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
, who so named it because it is obscured by surrounding highlands.


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Lakes of Antarctica Bodies of water of Graham Land Landforms of James Ross Island {{JamesRossIsland-geo-stub