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.