Sarcophagus Point
Sarcophagus Point is a point at the southeast side of Sea Serpent Cove on the west coast of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. The point, with a spine of lava cliffs, almost cuts off Medusa Pool from the sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Medusa Pool and Lucifer Hill.
Medusa Pool
Pond
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.
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.
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.Sarcophagus Point
- Type: Cape
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-57.0898° or 57° 5′ 23″ southLongitude
-26.74136° or 26° 44′ 29″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
39JMW765+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 12241213274OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Sarcophagus Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石棺角”
- German: “Sarcophagus Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sarcophagus Point”
- Spanish: “Punta Sarcofago”
- Spanish: “Punta Sarcófago”
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Highlights include Cauldron Pool and Gorgon Pool.
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