Siren Lake Explained

Siren Lake
Location:Livingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates:-62.6689°N -61.1481°W
Lake Type:Glacial lake
Pushpin Map:South Shetland Islands
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands

Siren Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Сирена|ezero Sirena, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɛzɛro siˈrɛnɐ/) is the oval-shaped 250 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 140 m wide lake near the west extremity of South Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 2.7 ha and is separated from Raskuporis Cove waters by a 55 to 70 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]

The feature is named after the Siren nymphs of Greek mythology.[1]

Location

Siren Lake is centred at -62.6689°N -61.1481°W, which is 1.8 km east of Devils Point, 800 m east-southeast of Lucifer Crags, 1 km southwest of Wasp Hill and 680 m north of Sevar Point. Detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and 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=139212 Siren 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.