Name details

Nereid Lake

Nereid Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Nereid Lake  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 139227

Feature type: Water body

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The trapezoidal lake 450 m long in WSW-ENE direction and 90 m wide in the eastern part of Flamingo Beach on the N coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 3.8 ha. Separated from the waters of Orión Passage by a 20 to 40 m wide strip of land. Situated just W of Agüedo Point and centred 800 m ESE of Brusen Point.

Named For

Named after the Nereids, sea nymphs of Greek mythology.

Location

Latitude:
62° 26' 37.0" S
-62.44361°
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Longitude:
59° 47' 41.0" W
-59.79472°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
27-Feb-2020

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