Khyber Pools
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| Geographical location | Signy Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 43 '12 " S , 45 ° 36' 29" W | |
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The Khyber Pools are a group of small lakes on Signy Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . They are located in the middle of the Chaiber Pass ( English Khyber Pass ).
The lakes were created in the 1980s by melting glaciers . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2004 based on the name of the pass, which is named after the Chaiber pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan .
Web links
- Khyber Pools in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)