Arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Desolata Lakes

(Barff Peninsula)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Location: 54° 16' 59" S 36° 21' 28" W
Group of three lakes at approximately 200 m altitude, south of Mills Peak, Barff Peninsula, South Georgia. Named in association with Pachyptila Valley after the Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata). The scientific name refers to the typically desolate environment that supports these birds.