Parochlus Lake

Parochlus Lake
Parochlus Lake
	Parochlus Lake
Location	South Georgia Island, Antarctica
Coordinates	54°10′S 36°45′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)

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