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Dryad Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Дриада, romanized: ezero Driada, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro driˈadɐ]) is the oval-shaped 190 m long in north-northwest to south-southeast direction and 90 m wide on the southwest coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.28 ha and is separated from sea by a 19 to 25 m wide strip of land.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
| Dryad Lake | |
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  Dryad Lake | |
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°41′12″S 60°52′06″W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 190 metres (620 ft) |
| Max. width | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Surface area | 1.28 hectares (3.2 acres) |
The feature is named after the Dryads, tree nymphs in Greek mythology.[1]
Location
Dryad Lake is situated on the west side of Elephant Point and centred at 62°41′12″S 60°52′06″W, which is 1.25 km north of Telish Rock, 1.5 km southeast of Amadok Point and 3.25 km west-southwest of Bond Point. Bulgarian mapping of the area in 2009 and 2017.
Maps
- L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
- L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
See also
Notes
- Dryad 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
References
- Dryad Lake. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Dryad Lake. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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[de] Dryad Lake
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