| Acheron Lake | |
|---|---|
  Acheron Lake | |
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°39′44″S 61°09′04″W / 62.66222°S 61.15111°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 315 metres (1,033 ft) |
| Max. width | 186 metres (610 ft) |
| Surface area | 4.4 hectares (11 acres) |
Acheron Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Ахерон, romanized: ezero Aheron, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ɐxɛˈrɔn]) is the B-shaped 315 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 186 m wide lake on President Beaches, Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 4.4 ha, and is separated from Osogovo Bay waters by a 10 to 25 m wide strip of land. Lucifer Crags surmount the lake on the southwest.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after Acheron River in Greek underworld.[1]
- ^ a b Acheron 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.