Gorgon Pool

Gorgon Pool

Gorgon Pool (57°4′S 26°41′W / 57.067°S 26.683°W / -57.067; -26.683) is a lake, or perhaps lagoon, between Chimaera Flats and Kraken Cove in Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in association with nearby Medusa Pool. Gorgon is a mythical creature of Homer's Iliad, linked in other mythology with Medusa.

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


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