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Spirogyra Lake

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Spirogyra Lake (60°42′S 45°39′W) is a small lake 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) southeast of Thulla Point in the west part of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), 1981, after the algal genus Spirogyra, a species of which grows abundantly in this shallow lake in summer.

Map of Spirogyra Lake

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

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Spirogyra Lake Wikipedia


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