Moss Lake

Moss Lake (60°42′S 45°37′W / 60.700°S 45.617°W / -60.700; -45.617Coordinates: 60°42′S 45°37′W / 60.700°S 45.617°W / -60.700; -45.617) is the southernmost lake in Paternoster Valley on Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. It was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee because a luxuriant stand of moss covers the deeper part of the lake.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Moss Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-11.

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