| Nereid Lake | |
|---|---|
  Nereid Lake | |
| Location | Greenwich Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°26′37″S 59°47′41″W / 62.44361°S 59.79472°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 450 metres (1,480 ft) |
| Max. width | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Surface area | 3.8 hectares (9.4 acres) |
Nereid Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Нереида, 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 Orión Passage by a 20 to 40 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after the Nereids, sea nymphs of Greek mythology.[1]
- ^ 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. 17–28