Lake Vanda is a lake in Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Ross Dependency, Antarctica. The lake is 5 km long and has a maximum depth of 75 m. On its shore, New Zealand maintained Vanda Station from 1968 to 1995. Lake Vanda is only one of the many saline lakes in the ice-free valleys of the Transantarctic Mountains. The largest river of Antarctica, Onyx River, flows West into Lake Vanda. There is a meteorological station at the mouth of the river. There are no fish in Onyx River or Lake Vanda. The only life are microorganisms. Categories: Antarctica geography stubs | Geography of Antarctica | Ross Dependency ... Political status Dependency of New Zealand Governor Dame Silvia Cartwright, ex officio as Governor-General of New Zealand Area – Total 450 000 km² (174 000 mi²) Population Scott Base: 10-80 seasonally McMurdo Station: 200-1000 seasonally Currency New Zealand dollar The Ross Dependency comprises an area of Antarctica (and... Vanda Station was a summer-only antarctic research base in the western highlands (Victoria Land) of the Ross Dependency, specifically on the shore of Lake Vanda, which is in the Wright Valley. ... Categories: Antarctica geography stubs | Geography of Antarctica | Ross Dependency ... The Murray River in Australia. ...
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