| Pistiros Lake | |
| Location: | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -62.6369°N -61.1331°W |
| Lake Type: | Glacial lake |
| Pushpin Map: | South Shetland Islands |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands |
Pistiros Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Пистирос|ezero Pistiros, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɛzɛro pisˈtiros/) is the slightly bent southwards rectangular lake, 320 m long in west-east direction and 90 m wide on President Beaches, Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 2.42 ha, and is separated from the waters of New Plymouth by a 20 to 35 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after the ancient emporium of Pistiros in Southern Bulgaria.[1]
Pistiros Lake is centred at -62.6369°N -61.1331°W which is 900 m east of Laager Point and 2.08 km south of Ocoa Point. Detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.