Medusa Pool
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chimaera Flats and Lucifer Hill.
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.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.
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.
Medusa Pool
- Type: Pond
- Description: tidal lagoon in the South Sandwich Islands
- Categories: lagoon and body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-57.09057° or 57° 5′ 26″ southLongitude
-26.73481° or 26° 44′ 5″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
39JMW758+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 632391989OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondGeoNames ID
10787609Wikidata ID
Q6807354
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Medusa Pool” goes by many names.
- German: “Medusa Pool”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Medusa Pool”
- Spanish: “Laguna Medusa”
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