Lancetes Lake
| Lancetes Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | South Georgia | |
| Drain | to the tributary of the Maivatn | |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 15 ′ 40 ″ S , 36 ° 30 ′ 20 ″ W | |
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The Lancetes Lake is a small lake on the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located near the head end of Maiviken Bay on the Thatcher Peninsula .
The lake is characterized by a rich benthic flora of algae and moss . This offers ideal living conditions for the swimming beetle Lancetes clausii , after whom this lake is named and which can be found here in large numbers. It was named in 1991 by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee .
Web links
- Lancetes Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lancetes Lake on geographic.org (English)