Gadarene Lake

Gadarene Lake (71°24′S 67°35′W) is a meltwater lake 1 nautical mile (2 km) long in the ice shelf of George VI Sound, lying below Swine Hill with its eastern shore bounding the exposed rocks of the west coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. In summer a considerable volume of water enters the lake from the ravine immediately north of Swine Hill. It was first seen and surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. The name arose at that time and results from the mad rush by the sledge dogs which attempted to throw themselves and their sledge down the steep ice slopes into the water, like the Gadarene swine.

Map of Gadarene Lake, Antarctica