Lower Hamberg Lake
| Lower Hamberg Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | South Georgia | |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 18 ′ 38 ″ S , 36 ° 30 ′ 59 ″ W | |
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| length | 1.2 km | |
| width | 300 m | |
The Lower Lake Hamberg is the northernmost and, like its English name suggests, the lowest location of Hamberg Lakes to South Georgia in the South Atlantic . The irregularly shaped lake is around 1.2 km long and 300 m wide. It lies west of the Hestesletten and southeast of the Junction Valley .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2004. It is named after the Swedish geographer, mineralogist and Arctic explorer Axel Hamberg (1863–1933).
Web links
- Lower Hamberg Lake . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)