Middle Hamberg Lake
| Middle Hamberg Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | South Georgia | |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 19 ′ 31 ″ S , 36 ° 31 ′ 44 ″ W | |
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| length | 2 km | |
| width | 800 m | |
The Middle Hamberg Lake is, as its English name suggests, the middle of the Hamberg Lakes on South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located east of Glacier Col . The lake is about 2 km long, its greatest width is 800 m. There are several small islands and headlands in it.
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
- Middle Hamberg Lake . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)