Amos Lake (Antarctica)

Amos Lake (60°42′S 45°39′W / 60.700°S 45.650°W / -60.700; -45.650Coordinates: 60°42′S 45°39′W / 60.700°S 45.650°W / -60.700; -45.650) is a small lake south of Thulla Point on Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Stephen C. Amos, British Antarctic Survey limnologist on Signy Island, 1972–73.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Amos Lake (Antarctica)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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