Parochlus Lake Explained

Parochlus Lake
Location:South Georgia Island, Antarctica
Coordinates:-54.1667°N -81°W
Type:lake
Pushpin Map:Antarctica
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of the lake in Antarctica.

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.