Cauldron Pool
Cauldron Pool is a hot, brackish steaming pond located east of Tow Bay and below the west slopes of the volcanically active Lucifer Hill, in northwest Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lucifer Hill and Medusa Pool.
Lucifer Hill
Volcano
Photo: NASA, Public domain.Medusa Pool
Pond
Medusa Pool is a tidal lagoon that occupies the west side of the central lowlands of Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands. The name, given by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971, is associated in classical mythology with the geomorphologically similar Gorgon Pool nearby, Medusa being one of the gorgons.
Chimaera Flats
Chimaera Flats is a broad stretch of flat sand with a smooth surface only a few metres above sea level, between Medusa Pool and Gorgon Pool on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands.Cauldron Pool
- Type: Pond
- Description: pond at Candlemas Island
- Categories: volcanic crater lake and body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-57.08234° or 57° 4′ 56″ south
Longitude
-26.74463° or 26° 44′ 41″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
39JMW794+35
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Cauldron Pool from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Cauldron Pool” goes by many names.
- German: “Cauldron Pool”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cauldron Pool”
- Spanish: “Lago Cauldron”
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Highlights include Gorgon Pool and Mount Perseus.
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