Sombre Lake

Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from in northern . So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake
  • Also known as: “Sombre lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Robin Peak and Heywood Lake.

Peak
is a sharply defined rocky summit which is the northernmost peak on in the . It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1954 for Gordon de Quetteville Robin of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, the leader at Signy Island base in 1947, who made the first detailed survey of the island.

Lake
Three Lakes Valley is a low valley containing three freshwater lakes, extending from the vicinity of Elephant Flats northward to on , in the .

Lake
Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from in northern . So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.

Sombre Lake

Latitude
-60.68718° or 60° 41′ 14″ south
Longitude
-45.61447° or 45° 36′ 52″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
38FP897P+46
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233396223
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
6625686
Wiki­data ID
Q15278488
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Satellite Map

Discover Sombre Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sombre Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sombre Lake”
  • Chinese: “桑伯湖”
  • German: “Sombre Lake”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sombre Lake”
  • Swedish: “Sombre Lake”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Knob Lake and Strombus Ridge.

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