Nereid Lake

Nereid Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Нереида, romanized: ezero 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]

Nereid Lake
Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands
Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands
Nereid Lake
LocationGreenwich Island, Antarctica
Coordinates62°26′37″S 59°47′41″W
Lake typeGlacial lake
Max. length450 metres (1,480 ft)
Max. width90 metres (300 ft)
Surface area3.8 hectares (9.4 acres)
Topographic map of Livingston Island area featuring Nereid Lake

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, which is 800 m east-southeast of Brusen Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

Maps
  • L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
  • L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

See also

Notes
  1. 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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