Nereid Lake | |
Location: | Greenwich Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -62.4436°N -59.7947°W |
Lake Type: | Glacial lake |
Pushpin Map: | South Shetland Islands |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands |
Nereid Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Нереида|ezero Nereida, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɛzɛro nɛrɛˈidɐ/) is the trapezoidal lake 450 m long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 90 m wide in the eastern part of Flamingo Beach on the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 3.8 ha and is separated from the waters of Orión Passage by a 20 to 40 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after the Nereids, sea nymphs of Greek mythology.[1]
Nereid Lake is situated just west of Agüedo Point and centred at -62.4436°N -59.7947°W, which is 800 m east-southeast of Brusen Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.