Oread Lake

Oread Lake
Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands
Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands
Oread Lake
LocationLivingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates62°38′47″S 60°58′27″W / 62.64639°S 60.97417°W / -62.64639; -60.97417
Lake typeGlacial lake
Primary outflowsBedek Stream
Max. length220 metres (720 ft)
Max. width130 metres (430 ft)
Surface area1.94 hectares (4.8 acres)
Eastern Byers Peninsula in Livingston Island with Robbery Beaches and Tsamblak Hill in the middle, and left to right Rowe Point, Ivanov Beach, Urvich Wall and Clark Nunatak in the background
Map of Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula featuring Oread Lake
Map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

Oread Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Ореада, romanized: ezero Oreada, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ˈorɛˈadɐ]) is the oval-shaped 220 m long in southeast–northwest direction and 130 m wide lake on eastern Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.94 ha and drains northwards into Barclay Bay by way of Bedek Stream.[1]

The feature is named after the Oreads, mountain nymphs of Greek mythology.[1]

  1. ^ a b Oread Lake. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica