Ginkgo Tarn
| Ginkgo Tarn | |
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| езеро Гинкго (Bulgarian) | |
Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
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| Location | Long Beach, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands |
| Coordinates | 62°20′47″S 59°06′26″W / 62.34639°S 59.10722°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | Antarctica |
| Max. length | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Max. width | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Surface area | 1.5 ha (3.7 acres) |
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Interactive map of Ginkgo Tarn | |
Ginkgo Tarn (Bulgarian: езеро Гинкго, romanized: ezero Ginkgo, IPA: ['ɛzɛro 'ginko]) is the lake extending 140 m (460 ft) in southeast–northwest direction and 100 m (330 ft) in southwest–northeast direction on Long Beach, Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.5 ha (3.7 acres) and drains westwards into Platno Lake by way of a 250 m (820 ft) long stream. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a ginkgo tree leaf.