Medusa Pool

Medusa Pool is a tidal lagoon that occupies the west side of the central lowlands of 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 nearby, Medusa being one of the gorgons.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Chimaera Flats and Lucifer Hill.

is a broad stretch of flat sand with a smooth surface only a few metres above sea level, between Medusa Pool and on , South Sandwich Islands.

Volcano
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is a reddish, cindery, sulphur-streaked hill forming the summit of the northern section of in the South Sandwich Islands.

Pond
is a lake, or perhaps lagoon, between the and in , South Sandwich Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in association with nearby Medusa Pool.

Medusa Pool

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
way 632391989
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­pond
Geo­Names ID
10787609
Wiki­data ID
Q6807354
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Satellite Map

Discover Medusa Pool from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Medusa Pool” goes by many names.

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