Linzipar Lake

Linzipar Lake
Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands
Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands
Linzipar Lake
LocationLivingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates62°41′12″S 60°52′06″W / 62.68667°S 60.86833°W / -62.68667; -60.86833
Lake typeGlacial lake
Max. length295 metres (968 ft)
Max. width200 metres (660 ft)
Surface area4 hectares (9.9 acres)
Map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands featuring Bond Point

Linzipar Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Линзипар, romanizedezero Linzipar, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ˈlinzipɐr]) is the lake 295 m long in northwest–southeast direction and 200 m wide on the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 4 ha and is separated from the waters of Kavarna Cove by a 13 to 35 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]

Linzipar is a name of Thracian origin used for a hill in Northern Bulgaria.[1]

  1. ^ a b Linzipar 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