Spirogyra Lake

Spirogyra Lake (60°42′S 45°39′W / 60.700°S 45.650°W / -60.700; -45.650Coordinates: 60°42′S 45°39′W / 60.700°S 45.650°W / -60.700; -45.650) 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.

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