Lac Marville

Lac Marville
Satellite image (2020/01/07) of Courbet peninsula with Lac Marville to the northeast.
Lac Marville is located in Kerguelen
Lac Marville
Lac Marville
Lac Marville is located in Indian Ocean
Lac Marville
Lac Marville
LocationCourbet Peninsula
Kerguelen islands
Coordinates49°09′S 70°28′E / 49.150°S 70.467°E / -49.150; 70.467
TypeLagoon
Primary inflowsRivière de l'Est (Kerguelen)
Primary outflowsIndian Ocean
Catchment area250 km2 (97 sq mi)[1]
Basin countriesFrench Southern Territories
Max. length6.5 km (4.0 mi)[1]
Max. width5.25 km (3.26 mi)[1]
Surface area27 km2 (10 sq mi)[1]
Surface elevation1 m (3.3 ft)
SettlementsPort-aux-Français
(27 km (17 mi)[1] away)

Lac Marville is a lagoon in the Kerguelen islands, part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Extending over approximately 27 km2 (10 sq mi),[1] it is the largest lake in the archipelago and one of the largest in France.

Its drainage basin covers about 250 km2 (97 sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g All measurements were made on Google maps with ACME planimeter and checked on Géoportail and its own tools.