Siren Lake | |
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Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°40′08″S 61°08′53″W / 62.66889°S 61.14806°W |
Lake type | Glacial lake |
Max. length | 250 metres (820 ft) |
Max. width | 140 metres (460 ft) |
Surface area | 2.7 hectares (6.7 acres) |
Siren Lake ( Bulgarian: езеро Сирена, romanized: ezero Sirena, IPA: [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]
Siren Lake is centred at 62°40′08″S 61°08′53″W / 62.66889°S 61.14806°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.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Siren Lake | |
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Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°40′08″S 61°08′53″W / 62.66889°S 61.14806°W |
Lake type | Glacial lake |
Max. length | 250 metres (820 ft) |
Max. width | 140 metres (460 ft) |
Surface area | 2.7 hectares (6.7 acres) |
Siren Lake ( Bulgarian: езеро Сирена, romanized: ezero Sirena, IPA: [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]
Siren Lake is centred at 62°40′08″S 61°08′53″W / 62.66889°S 61.14806°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.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.