| Pistiros Lake | |
|---|---|
  Pistiros Lake | |
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°38′13″S 61°07′59″W / 62.63694°S 61.13306°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 320 metres (1,050 ft) |
| Max. width | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Surface area | 2.42 hectares (6.0 acres) |
Pistiros Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Пистирос, romanized: ezero Pistiros, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro pisˈtiros]) is the slightly bent southwards rectangular lake, 320 m long in west-east direction and 90 m wide on President Beaches, Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 2.42 ha, and is separated from the waters of New Plymouth by a 20 to 35 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after the ancient emporium of Pistiros in Southern Bulgaria.[1]
- ^ a b Pistiros 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. 17–28.