Light Lake
Signy Island is a small subantarctic island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the Norwegian whaler Petter Sørlle after his wife, Signy Therese.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Snow Hills and Moss Lake.
Snow Hills
Peak
Snow Hills are two snow-covered hills, one 240 m, the other 265 m and 0.25 nautical miles to the west. Located 0.2 nautical miles west of Cemetery Bay in the east-central part of Signy Island.
Moss Lake
Lake
Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from Stygian Cove in northern Signy Island. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.
Light Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.699° or 60° 41′ 56″ southLongitude
-45.648° or 45° 38′ 53″ westElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
38FP8922+CRGeoNames ID
6636973
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