Gorgon Pool
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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Chimaera Flats and Mount Perseus.
Chimaera Flats
Chimaera Flats is a broad stretch of flat sand with…Lucifer Hill
Volcano
Photo: NASA, Public domain.Gorgon Pool
- Type: Pond
- Description: Lake/lagoon
- Categories: geographical feature and body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-57.08456° or 57° 5′ 4″ south
Longitude
-26.71829° or 26° 43′ 6″ west
Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)
Open location code
39JMW78J+5M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Gorgon Pool” goes by many names.
- German: “Gorgon Pool”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gorgon Pool”
- Spanish: “Laguna Gorgon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Medusa Pool and Cauldron Pool.
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