Acheron Lake | |
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Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°39′44″S 61°09′04″W / 62.66222°S 61.15111°W |
Lake type | Glacial lake |
Max. length | 315 metres (1,033 ft) |
Max. width | 186 metres (610 ft) |
Surface area | 4.4 hectares (11 acres) |
Acheron Lake ( Bulgarian: езеро Ахерон, romanized: ezero Aheron, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ɐxɛˈrɔn]) is the B-shaped 315 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 186 m wide lake on President Beaches, Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 4.4 ha, and is separated from Osogovo Bay waters by a 10 to 25 m wide strip of land. Lucifer Crags surmount the lake on the southwest. [1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. [2]
The feature is named after Acheron River in Greek underworld. [1]
Acheron Lake is centred at 62°39′44″S 61°09′04″W / 62.66222°S 61.15111°W, which is 1 km south of Point Smellie, 1 km west-northwest of Wasp Hill and 1.9 km northeast of Devils Point.1.4 km north-northeast of Point Smellie. Detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Acheron Lake | |
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Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°39′44″S 61°09′04″W / 62.66222°S 61.15111°W |
Lake type | Glacial lake |
Max. length | 315 metres (1,033 ft) |
Max. width | 186 metres (610 ft) |
Surface area | 4.4 hectares (11 acres) |
Acheron Lake ( Bulgarian: езеро Ахерон, romanized: ezero Aheron, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ɐxɛˈrɔn]) is the B-shaped 315 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 186 m wide lake on President Beaches, Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 4.4 ha, and is separated from Osogovo Bay waters by a 10 to 25 m wide strip of land. Lucifer Crags surmount the lake on the southwest. [1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. [2]
The feature is named after Acheron River in Greek underworld. [1]
Acheron Lake is centred at 62°39′44″S 61°09′04″W / 62.66222°S 61.15111°W, which is 1 km south of Point Smellie, 1 km west-northwest of Wasp Hill and 1.9 km northeast of Devils Point.1.4 km north-northeast of Point Smellie. Detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.