Lake Aviemore (South Georgia)

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Geographical location South Georgia
Drain Overflow to Godthul
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Coordinates 54 ° 18 ′ 9 ″  S , 36 ° 16 ′ 40 ″  W Coordinates: 54 ° 18 ′ 9 ″  S , 36 ° 16 ′ 40 ″  W
Lake Aviemore (South Georgia) (South Georgia)
Lake Aviemore (South Georgia)
length 300 m
width 200 m
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The Lake Aviemore is a 300 m long and 200 m wide lake on South Georgia in the South Atlantic . On the Barff Peninsula, it was located 0.5 km southwest of an old whaling depot on the banks of Godthul Bay .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009 after the whaling ship SV Aviermore , which was the first whaler to operate from the station of the Norwegian Bryde & Dahls Hvalfangerselskab in Godthul from 1908 .

Web links

  • Lake Aviemore . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia (English)