Penny Lake (Antarctica)
Penny Lake is a coin-shaped lake perched in moraine near the mouth of Roaring Valley, just south of Walcott Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was the site of a base camp of the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1960–61, which gave this descriptive name.
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  Penny Lake | |
| Location | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 78°16′S 163°12′E |
| Type | lake |
Penny Lake was named by Ralph Hudson Wheeler, leader of the VUWAE, on account both of its near-perfect circular shape but also for Wheeler's wife, Penelope (Penny).
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