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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Chimaera Flats and Lucifer Hill.
Chimaera Flats
Chimaera Flats is a broad stretch of flat sand with…Lucifer Hill
Volcano
Photo: NASA, Public domain.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″ south
Longitude
-26.73481° or 26° 44′ 5″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
39JMW758+Q3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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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Highlights: Cauldron Pool and Mount Perseus.
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