Gull Lake, South Georgia
54°17′S 36°31′W / 54.283°S 36.517°W / -54.283; -36.517
Gull Lake (Spanish: Lago Gaviota) is a lake, 0.15 nautical miles (0.3 km) in diameter, lying close to the southwest shore of King Edward Cove, 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) south of the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.
The lake was first roughly surveyed and named "Möwensee" or "Moven See" (Gull Lake) by A. Szielasko, who visited South Georgia in 1906. The English form Gull Lake was used by Robert Cushman Murphy in 1947, in describing his visit to the lake in November 1912. This latter form, recommended by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1954, is approved.[1]
References
- ^ "Gull Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Gull Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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Capital: King Edward Point
- Bristol (incl. Grindle Rock, Wilson Rock, Freezland Rock)
- Montagu
- Saunders
| Candlemas Islands |
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| Traversay Islands |
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| Southern Thule |
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- Admiralty Peak
- Allardyce Range
- Barff Peninsula
- Fortuna Glacier
- Gold Harbour
- Larsen Harbour
- Mount Baume
- Mount Belinda
- Mount Cunningham
- Mount Paget
- Mount Roots
- Orca Peak
- Peggotty Bluff
- Salisbury Plain
- Salvesen Range
- Southern Thule
- Thatcher Peninsula
- Bay of Isles
- Stromness Bay
- Cumberland Bay
- Possession Bay
- Busen Point
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