Arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Wasp Lake

(Ellerbeck Peak)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Location: 54° 23' 24" S 36° 19' 12" W
Lake to the north of Ellerbeck peak, at approximately 450 m above sea level. Named in association with Ellerbeck Peak. Lieut. Cdr. John Anthony Ellerbeck, DSC, RN (b. 1943), pilot in command of the Wasp Helicopter from HMS Endurance, who attacked and disabled the Argentine submarine Santa Fe during the retaking of Grytviken and Leith Harbour, 25 April 1982.