Volturnus Lake | |
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Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°40′16.4″S 60°54′48″W / 62.671222°S 60.91333°W |
Lake type | Glacial lake |
Max. length | 225 metres (738 ft) |
Max. width | 215 metres (705 ft) |
Surface area | 3.15 hectares (7.8 acres) |
Volturnus Lake ( Bulgarian: езеро Волтурн, romanized: ezero Volturn, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro voɫˈturn]) 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°40′16.4″S 60°54′48″W / 62.671222°S 60.91333°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.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Volturnus Lake | |
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Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°40′16.4″S 60°54′48″W / 62.671222°S 60.91333°W |
Lake type | Glacial lake |
Max. length | 225 metres (738 ft) |
Max. width | 215 metres (705 ft) |
Surface area | 3.15 hectares (7.8 acres) |
Volturnus Lake ( Bulgarian: езеро Волтурн, romanized: ezero Volturn, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro voɫˈturn]) 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°40′16.4″S 60°54′48″W / 62.671222°S 60.91333°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.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.