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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]

Nereid Lake
Nereid Lake
LocationGreenwich Island, Antarctica
Coordinates62°26′37″S 59°47′41″W / 62.44361°S 59.79472°W / -62.44361; -59.79472
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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

Notes edit

  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 edit

External links edit

  • Nereid Lake. Adjusted Copernix satellite image


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


nereid, lake, bulgarian, езеро, Нереида, romanized, ezero, nereida, ˈɛzɛro, nɛrɛˈidɐ, trapezoidal, lake, long, west, southwest, east, northeast, direction, wide, eastern, part, flamingo, beach, north, coast, greenwich, island, south, shetland, islands, antarct. Nereid Lake Bulgarian ezero Nereida 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 Orion Passage by a 20 to 40 m wide strip of land 1 The area was visited by early 19th century sealers 2 Nereid LakeNereid LakeLocationGreenwich Island AntarcticaCoordinates62 26 37 S 59 47 41 W 62 44361 S 59 79472 W 62 44361 59 79472Lake typeGlacial lakeMax 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 LakeThe feature is named after the Nereids sea nymphs of Greek mythology 1 Contents 1 Location 2 Maps 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksLocation editNereid Lake is situated just west of Aguedo 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 editL Ivanov Antarctica Livingston Island and Greenwich Robert Snow and Smith Islands Scale 1 120000 topographic map Troyan Manfred Worner Foundation 2009 ISBN 978 954 92032 6 4 L Ivanov Antarctica Livingston Island and Smith Island Scale 1 100000 topographic map Manfred Worner 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 updatedSee also editAntarctic lakesNotes edit a b Nereid Lake SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 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 28References editNereid Lake SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place names Commission details in Bulgarian basic data in English External links editNereid Lake Adjusted Copernix satellite imageThis article includes information from the Antarctic Place names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission nbsp This Greenwich Island location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nereid Lake amp oldid 956444494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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