| Volturnus Lake | |
|---|---|
  Volturnus Lake | |
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°40′16.4″S 60°54′48″W / 62.671222°S 60.91333°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 225 metres (738 ft) |
| Max. width | 215 metres (705 ft) |
| Surface area | 3.15 hectares (7.8 acres) |
Volturnus Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Волтурн, romanized: ezero Volturn, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro voɫˈturn]) is the roughly triangular lake extending 225 m in north–south direction and 215 m in east–west direction on the southwest coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Its surface area is 3.15 ha.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after Volturnus, a Roman deity of water and rivers.[1]
- ^ a b Volturnus 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.