Naiad Lake | |
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Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°38′25.4″S 61°08′34″W / 62.640389°S 61.14278°W |
Lake type | Glacial lake |
Max. length | 230 metres (750 ft) |
Max. width | 150 metres (490 ft) |
Surface area | 2.98 hectares (7.4 acres) |
Naiad Lake ( Bulgarian: езеро Наяда, romanized: ezero Nayada, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro nɐˈjadɐ]) is the roughly rectangular 230 m-long (250 yd) in south-north direction and 150 m-wide (160 yd) lake on President Beaches, Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 2.98 ha (7.4 acres), and is separated from Osogovo Bay waters by a 12-to-90 m-wide (10-to-100 yd) strip of land. [1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. [2]
The feature is named after the Naiads, nymphs of springs, streams, rivers, and lakes in Greek mythology. [1]
Naiad Lake is situated on the southwest side of Laager Point and centred at 62°38′25.4″S 61°08′34″W / 62.640389°S 61.14278°W, which is 1.4 km (1 mi) 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.
Naiad Lake | |
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Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°38′25.4″S 61°08′34″W / 62.640389°S 61.14278°W |
Lake type | Glacial lake |
Max. length | 230 metres (750 ft) |
Max. width | 150 metres (490 ft) |
Surface area | 2.98 hectares (7.4 acres) |
Naiad Lake ( Bulgarian: езеро Наяда, romanized: ezero Nayada, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro nɐˈjadɐ]) is the roughly rectangular 230 m-long (250 yd) in south-north direction and 150 m-wide (160 yd) lake on President Beaches, Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 2.98 ha (7.4 acres), and is separated from Osogovo Bay waters by a 12-to-90 m-wide (10-to-100 yd) strip of land. [1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. [2]
The feature is named after the Naiads, nymphs of springs, streams, rivers, and lakes in Greek mythology. [1]
Naiad Lake is situated on the southwest side of Laager Point and centred at 62°38′25.4″S 61°08′34″W / 62.640389°S 61.14278°W, which is 1.4 km (1 mi) 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.