Dryad Lake Explained

Dryad Lake
Location:Livingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates:-62.6867°N -60.8683°W
Lake Type:Glacial lake
Pushpin Map:South Shetland Islands
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands

Dryad Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Дриада|ezero Driada, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɛzɛro driˈadɐ/) is the oval-shaped 190 m long in north-northwest to south-southeast direction and 90 m wide on the southwest coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.28 ha and is separated from sea by a 19 to 25 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]

The feature is named after the Dryads, tree nymphs in Greek mythology.[1]

Location

Dryad Lake is situated on the west side of Elephant Point and centred at -62.6867°N -60.8683°W, which is 1.25 km north of Telish Rock, 1.5 km southeast of Amadok Point and 3.25 km west-southwest of Bond Point. Bulgarian mapping of the area in 2009 and 2017.

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Notes and References

  1. https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=139222 Dryad Lake.
  2. L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28