Nereid Lake Explained

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]

Location

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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=139227 Nereid 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