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]
| Proteus Lake | |
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  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) |
The feature is named after the water deity Proteus in Greek mythology.[1]
Location
editProteus Lake is situated at the base of Brusen Point and centred at 62°26′36″S 59°48′24″W / 62.44333°S 59.80667°W, which is 1.42 km east-northeast of Terimer Point and 900 m west-southwest of Agüedo Point. Bulgarian mapping of the area in 2009 and 2017.
Maps
edit- 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
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
References
edit- Proteus Lake. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
edit- Proteus 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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