Lake Kitezh Explained

Lake Kitezh
Location:Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Coordinates:-62.1937°N -58.9654°W
Type:lake
Pushpin Map:Antarctica
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Lake Kitezh in Antarctica.

Lake Kitezh is a lake 0.3nmi long near the center of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The largest of many lakes on the peninsula, it has been used as a reservoir by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition Bellingshausen Station and the Chilean Rodolfo Marsh Station. The name is adapted from the Russian "Ozero Kitezh" used in a 1973 geographical report by L.S. Govorukha and I.M. Simonov. The lake is named after Kitezh, an ancient Russian city of legendary fame.