| Siren Lake | |
|---|---|
  Siren Lake | |
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°40′08″S 61°08′53″W / 62.66889°S 61.14806°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 250 metres (820 ft) |
| Max. width | 140 metres (460 ft) |
| Surface area | 2.7 hectares (6.7 acres) |
Siren Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Сирена, romanized: ezero Sirena, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro siˈrɛnɐ]) is the oval-shaped 250 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 140 m wide lake near the west extremity of South Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 2.7 ha and is separated from Raskuporis Cove waters by a 55 to 70 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after the Siren nymphs of Greek mythology.[1]
- ^ a b Siren 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.