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]
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.