Lake Joyce

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{{Short description|Lake in Antarctica}}

Lake Joyce ({{coord|77|43|S|161|38|E|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a lake which lies along the northern side of Taylor Glacier in Pearse Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is {{convert|0.5|nmi|km|0}}) long, {{convert|140|ft|m|-1}} deep and is covered by {{convert|22|ft|m|0}} of very clear ice. The lake was studied by the New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1963–64) which named it after Ernest Joyce, a member of earlier British expeditions to the area led by Scott (1901–04) and Shackleton (1907–09).

The lake bottom is covered by thick microbial mats, from which rise microbialite carbonate structures.