Nereid Lake
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| Nereid Lake | |
|---|---|
  Nereid Lake | |
| Location | Greenwich Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°26′37″S 59°47′41″W / 62.44361°S 59.79472°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 450 metres (1,480 ft) |
| Max. width | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Surface area | 3.8 hectares (9.4 acres) |
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]
The feature is named after the Nereids, sea nymphs of Greek mythology.[1]
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, 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
