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Lyell Lake

Coordinates: 54°19′S 36°35′W / 54.317°S 36.583°W / -54.317; -36.583
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Lyell Lake (54°19′S 36°35′W / 54.317°S 36.583°W / -54.317; -36.583) is a lake on the east side of Lyell Glacier, South Georgia. The moraine-dammed lake has a series of terraces above the current shoreline, marking former lake levels. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1991 in association with Lyell Glacier.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Lyell Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

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