| Proteus Lake | |
|---|---|
  Proteus Lake | |
| Location | Greenwich Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°26′36″S 59°48′24″W / 62.44333°S 59.80667°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Max. width | 220 metres (720 ft) |
| Surface area | 3.9 hectares (9.6 acres) |
Proteus Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Протей, romanized: ezero Protey, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro proˈtɛj]) is the roughly pentagonal lake extending 300 m in west–east direction and 220 m in south–north direction in the central part of Flamingo Beach on the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 3.9 ha and is separated from the waters of Orión Passage by a 20 to 35 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after the water deity Proteus in Greek mythology.[1]
- ^ a b Proteus 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