Parochlus Lake facts for kids
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 Parochlus Lake
Location in Antarctica
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| Location | South Georgia Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 54°10′S 36°45′W / 54.167°S 36.750°W |
| Type | lake |
Parochlus Lake is a shallow lake at the head of Karrakatta Valley, to the west-northwest of Husvik Harbor, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1990 after the midge Parochlus steinenii, whose larvae abound near the margins of the lake.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Parochlus Lake" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 37: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
See also
In Spanish: Lago Parochlus para niños
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