Variability of Water Chemistry in Tundra Lakes, Petuniabukta Coast, Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Table 1

Lake basins and catchment characteristics of tundra lakes.

Name	Latitude	Longitude	Altitude	Surface catchment area	Water area^a	Max depth	Distance from sea	Outflow	Percent of vegetation
	deg N	deg E	m a.s.l.	m^2		m		—	%
Lake I	78°42.11′	16°36.60′	4	13690	1 112	0.51	80	Episodic in- and outflow	90
Lake II	78°42.16′	16°36.95′	5	9540^b	596	0.22	160	Episodic outflow	90
Lake III	78°42.18′	16°36.88′	5		386	0.13	160	Episodic in- and outflow	90
Lake IV	78°42.58′	16°37.04′	9	34126	5579	0.53	800	Isolated	60

^aStatus as measured on July 9, 2001.
^bHigh water level in lakes II and III leads to the connection of lakes forming one lake {II/III}.