| Platno Lake | |
|---|---|
| езеро Платното (Bulgarian) | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Antarctica_relief_location_map.jpg)  Platno Lake Location in Antarctica | |
| Location | Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica |
| Type | Natural lake |
| Basin countries | Antarctica |
| Max. length | 410 m (1345.1 feet) |
| Max. width | 170 m (557.7 feet) |
| Surface area | 4.2 ha (10.4 acres) |
Platno Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Платното, romanized: ezero Platnoto, IPA: ['ɛzɛro plɐt'nɔto]) is the 410 m long in southwest–northeast direction and 170 m wide lake on Long Beach, Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 4.2 ha and is separated from the waters of Bransfield Strait by a 40 to 110 m wide strip of land. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a sail ('platno' in Bulgarian).
- ^ 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