Mneme Lake
Antarctic lake
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Mneme Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Мнема, romanized: ezero Mnema, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ˈmnɛmɐ]) is the oval-shaped 220 m long in southwest–northeast direction and 85 m wide lake on the northwest coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.3 ha and is separated from the waters of Barclay Bay by a 12 to 40 m wide strip of land. The lake and its vicinity lie in a restricted zone of scientific importance to Antarctic microbiology, part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area Byers Peninsula.[1]
| Mneme Lake | |
|---|---|
 Mneme Lake Location within South Shetland Islands | |
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°35′40.7″S 60°54′30″W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 220 metres (720 ft) |
| Max. width | 85 metres (279 ft) |
| 1.3 hectares (3.2 acres) | |
The feature is named after Mneme, the nymph of memory in Greek mythology.[1]
Location
Mneme Lake is situated on Ivanov Beach just west of Rowe Point and centred at 62°35′40.7″S 60°54′30″W, which is 2.5 km northeast of Bilyar Point. Bulgarian mapping of the area 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
