Lake Cowan () is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of

Lake Vereteno Lake Vereteno is a narrow glacial lake, long, located in the northeast part of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills in Princess Elizabeth Land of Antarctica. The lake is approximately south of Luncke Ridge. The lake was first photographed by U. ...

in the east part of the

Vestfold Hills The Vestfold Hills are rounded, rocky, coastal hills, in extent, on the north side of Sorsdal Glacier on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. The hills are subdivided by three west-trending peninsulas bounded by na ...

. The lake, which resembles a seal in plan, has been visited by ANARE (

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 ...

) parties several seasons following 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for D. Cowan, weather observer at Davis Station in 1969, a member of an ANARE party which passed the lake in March 1969.Lake Cowan
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{{antarctica-geo-stub Cowan, Lake