| Fontus Lake | |
|---|---|
  Fontus Lake | |
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°39′40.4″S 61°00′19″W / 62.661222°S 61.00528°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 150 metres (490 ft) |
| Max. width | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Surface area | 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres) |
Fontus Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Фонт, romanized: ezero Font, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ˈfɔnt]) is the oval-shaped 150 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 100 m wide lake in the middle part of South Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.9 ha and is separated from sea by a 53 to 64 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after Fontus, a Roman deity of springs and streams, son of Juturna.[1]
- ^ a b Fontus 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.