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.- Pond
- Description: tidal lagoon in the South Sandwich Islands
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Medusa Pool
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- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-57.09057° or 57° 5′ 26″ south
Longitude
-26.73481° or 26° 44′ 5″ west
Open location code
39JMW758+Q3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = water
OpenStreetMap feature
water = pond
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Medusa Pool” goes by many names.
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