Kitezh, Lake

Lake Kitezh is a lake 0.3 nautical miles long near the center of , , in the . The largest of many lakes on the peninsula, it has been used as a reservoir by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition and the Rodolfo Marsh Station.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in the South Shetland Islands
  • Also known as: “Lake Kitezh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Teniente R. Marsh Airport.

Church
Photo: ArJuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small Russian Orthodox church on King George Island near , a research station in Antarctica. It is one of the eight churches on Antarctica and the southernmost Eastern Orthodox church in the world.

Aerodrome
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport is on King George Island, part of 's Antártica commune in , and is the northernmost airport in the continent.

Church
Photo: Carlos78chile, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Mary Queen of Peace Chapel is a Catholic located in , in the , which includes in the commune of Antártica, within the , about 1580 km from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base and Villa Las Estrellas.

Neighborhood
Photo: Mefisto29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of . It is located at , an ice-free area, in front of , at the west end of , .

Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civilian settlement on King George Island, the largest of the off the Antarctic Peninsula. It consists of some dozen prefabs but is a vital service hub for all the bases on the island.

Kitezh, Lake

Latitude
-62.19346° or 62° 11′ 36″ south
Longitude
-58.96655° or 58° 57′ 60″ west
Open location code
3893R24M+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38045287
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
6636125
Wiki­data ID
Q15241319
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Kitezh, Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kitezh”
  • Chinese: “基特日湖”
  • French: “Lac Kitezh”
  • German: “Kiteschsee”
  • German: “Lake Kitezh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lake Kitezh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lake Kitezh”
  • Norwegian: “Lake Kitezh”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Kitesch”
  • Russian: “Китеж (озеро)”
  • Russian: “Китеж”
  • Russian: “Озеро Китеж”
  • Spanish: “Laguna Kítezh”
  • Swedish: “Kitezh”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Kitezh”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Estación Marítima Antártica and Professor Julio Escudero Base.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Central Pass and Среднее.

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