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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gorgon Pool and Lucifer Hill.
Gorgon Pool
Pond
Gorgon Pool is a lake, or perhaps lagoon, between the Chimaera Flats and Kraken Cove in Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in association with nearby Medusa Pool.
Lucifer Hill
Volcano
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Lucifer Hill is a reddish, cindery, sulphur-streaked hill forming the summit of the northern section of Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands.
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
- Type: Sand
- Description: beach in the South Sandwich Islands
- Categories: flat and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-57.08661° or 57° 5′ 12″ southLongitude
-26.72532° or 26° 43′ 31″ westElevation
75 metres (246 feet)Open location code
39JMW77F+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1125747809OpenStreetMap feature
natural=sand
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Chimaera Flats” goes by many names.
- German: “Chimaera Flats”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Chimaera Flats”
- Spanish: “Planicie Quimera”
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Highlights include Cauldron Pool and Mount Perseus.
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