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 | |
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length | 300 m | |
width | 200 m |
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)