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Don Juan Pond, Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Don Juan Pond | Saline Lake |
| Wright Valley | Valley |
| Victoria Land | Region |
| Eastern Antarctica | Region |
| Antarctica | Continent |
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Other Languages:
French:
lac Don Juan, Antarctique oriental (Est Antarctique), Antarctique
German:
Don-Juan-See, Ostantarktika, Antarktika
Italian:
lago Don Juan, Antartide orientale, Antartide
Russian:
Дон-Жуан, Восточная Антарктида, Антарктида
Simplified Chinese:
唐胡安池, 南极洲
Spanish:
Lago Don Juan, Antártida Oriental, Antártida
Arabic:
بحيرة دون خوان, القارة القطبية الجنوبية
Azeri:
Don-Juan gölü, Antarktida
Bulgarian:
Дон Жуан, Антарктида
Catalan:
Estany Don Juan, Antàrtida
Cebuano:
Don Juan Pond, Antarctica
Czech:
Don Juan, Antarktida
Dutch:
Don Juanmeer, Antarctica
Esperanto:
Lageto Don Juan, Antarkto
Farsi/Persian:
آبگیر دون خوان, جنوبگان
Georgian:
დონ-ჟუანის ტბა, ანტარქტიდა
Hebrew:
אגם דון חואן, אנטארקטיקה
Indonesian:
Kolam Don Juan, Antartika
Japanese:
ドンフアン池, 南極大陸
Latvian:
Dona Huana dīķis, Antarktīda
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Don Juan Pond, Antarktis
Polish:
Staw Don Juan, Antarktyda
Swedish:
Don Juan Pond, Antarktis
Thai:
ทะเลสาบดอนฮวน, ทวีปแอนตาร์กติกา
Turkish:
Don Juan Gölü, Antarktika
Ukrainian:
Дон-Хуан, Антарктида
Vietnamese:
Hồ Don Juan, Châu Nam Cực
Don Juan Pond is a small (300 m long by 100 m wide) and very shallow (10 cm) hypersaline lake in the western end of Wright Valley (South Fork), Victoria Land, Antarctica, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west from Lake Vanda. It is wedged between the Asgard Range to the south and the Dais Range to the north. On the west end is a small tributary and a rock glacier. With a salinity level of 33.8% (the salinity and the chemical composition change considerably from
time to time according to Torii & Ossaka (1965)), Don Juan Pond is the saltiest of the Antarctic lakes and the second-saltiest body of water on earth behind the Gaet'ale Pond. This salinity allows the pond to remain liquid even at temperatures as low as −50 °C (−58 °F) due to the interference of salts with the bonding of water molecules.
Don Juan Pond was discovered in 1961 by George H. Meyer. It was named for two helicopter pilots, Lt. Don Roe and Lt. John Hickey, who piloted the helicopter involved with the first field party investigating the pond.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Antarcticite (TL) Formula: CaCl2 · 6H2O Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Hydrohalite ? Formula: NaCl · 2H2O Description: Marion (1997): "hydrohalite has never been observed at Don Juan Pond, but this may simply reflect that most sampling was done during the summer, when halite is thermodynamically more stable than hydrohalite." |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Hydrohalite ? | 3.BA.05 | NaCl · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Antarcticite (TL) | 3.BB.30 | CaCl2 · 6H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Antarcticite | CaCl2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrohalite | NaCl · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Antarcticite | CaCl2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydrohalite | NaCl · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Hydrohalite | NaCl · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Antarcticite | CaCl2 · 6H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Hydrohalite | NaCl · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Antarcticite | CaCl2 · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Juan_Pond |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q384811 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Antarctic MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations
Antarctic PlateTectonic Plate
- Ross Orogen
- South Victoria LandOrogenic Belt
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Don Juan Pond, Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica