Montia Lake

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Echo Lake
Geographical location South Georgia
Drain Overflow to Cumberland West Bay
Data
Coordinates 54 ° 13 '48 "  S , 36 ° 40' 23"  W Coordinates: 54 ° 13 '48 "  S , 36 ° 40' 23"  W
Montia Lake (South Georgia)
Montia Lake
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The Montia Lake is a lake in South Georgia in the South Atlantic . In the Busen region, it lies between Foxtail Peak and Alopecurus Peak on the north bank of Cumberland West Bay .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013 after the brook spring herb ( Montia fontana ), which is common in this area.

Web links

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