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Lake Vostok LVS_CCx_X41a

Entry ID: LVS_CCx_X41a

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Summary

Abstract: The above data set, LVS_CCx_X41a, was collected during the aerogeophysical
transect, starting at 99.653 degrees E longitude and 76.558 degrees S
latitude, and ending at 106.094 degrees E longitude and 75.908 degrees S
latitude. This transect is part of the larger project, Understanding the
Boundary Conditions of the Lake Vostok Environment: A Site Survey for Future
Work, a project funded by NSF OPP Antarctic Geology & Geophysics/Life in
Extreme Environments Program, Award #9978236.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -75.91

S: -76.56

E: 106.09

W: 99.65

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > CAMEROON

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > TRANSPORTATION

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > RIVERS/STREAMS

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

Freshwater > Freshwater Resources > Rivers

Human Settlements > Infrastructure > Access Roads

Originating Center

UNEP GRID - PAC

Data Center

Global Resource Information Database - Nairobi, Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme
Data Center URL: http://gridnairobi.unep.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JOHANNES AKIWUMI Phone: (+254-20) 7624214 Fax: (+254-20) 7624315 Email: Johannes.Akiwumi at unep.org Contact Address: Head, Data and Information Management Section Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) United Nations Environment Programme P. O. Box 30552 City: Nairobi Postal Code: 00100 Country: Kenya