Gull Lake, South Georgia

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Gull Lake
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°17′S 36°31′WCoordinates: 54°17′S 36°31′W
Basin countries	(South Georgia)

Gull Lake (54°17′S, 36°31′W) is a lake, 0.15 miles (0.2 km) in diameter, lying close to the southwest shore of King Edward Cove, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.

First roughly surveyed and named "Möwensee" or "Moven See" (Gull Lake) by A. Szielasko, who visited South Georgia in 1906. The English form Gull Lake was used by Robert Cushman Murphy in 1947, in describing his visit to the lake in November 1912. This latter form, recommended by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954, is approved.

This article incorporates text from Gull Lake, South Georgia, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.