Volturnus Lake | |
Location: | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -62.6712°N -60.9133°W |
Lake Type: | Glacial lake |
Pushpin Map: | South Shetland Islands |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands |
Volturnus Lake (bg|езеро Волтурн|ezero Volturn, pronounced as /bg/) is the roughly triangular lake extending 225 m in north–south direction and 215 m in east–west direction on the southwest coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Its surface area is 3.15 ha.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after Volturnus, a Roman deity of water and rivers.[1]
Volturnus Lake is situated 140 m from the sea and centred at -62.6712°N -60.9133°W, which is 965 m east of Rish Point, 440 m south of Clark Nunatak and 1.4 km northwest of Amadok Point. Detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping of the area in 2009 and 2017.