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Topographic map of Livingston Island area featuring Nereid Lake

Nereid Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Нереида, romanizedezero Nereida, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro nɛrɛˈidɐ]) is the trapezoidal lake 450 m long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 90 m wide in the eastern part of Flamingo Beach on the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 3.8 ha and is separated from the waters of Orión Passage by a 20 to 40 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]

The feature is named after the Nereids, sea nymphs of Greek mythology.[1]

Location

Nereid Lake is situated just west of Agüedo Point and centred at 62°26′37″S 59°47′41″W / 62.44361°S 59.79472°W / -62.44361; -59.79472, which is 800 m east-southeast of Brusen Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Nereid Lake. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. ^ L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28

References


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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