Lake Fryxell

Lake Fryxell
Image:Fryxellsee Opt.jpg The blue ice covering the lake comes from glacial meltwater from the Canada Glacier and other smaller glaciers. The fresh water stays on top of the lake and freezes, sealing in briny water below.
Location	Transantarctic Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Coordinates	77°37′S 163°11′ECoordinates: 77°37′S 163°11′E
Basin countries	(Antarctica)
Max. length	4.5 km (3 mi)

Lake Fryxell is a lake 4.5 km (3 mi) long, between Canada Glacier and Commonwealth Glaciers at the lower end of Taylor Valley in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott, 1910-13, the lake was visited by Professor T.L. Péwé during USN Operation Deep Freeze, 1957-58, who named it for Dr. Fritiof M. Fryxell, glacial geologist of Augustana College, Illinois.