Naiad Lake

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

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

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Place ID: 20138
Name ID: 139210

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 roughly rectangular 230 m long in S-N direction and 150 m wide lake on President Beaches, Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 2.98 ha. Separated from Osogovo Bay waters by a 12 to 90 m wide strip of land. Situated on the SW side of Laager Point and centred 1.4 km NNE of Point Smellie.

Named For

Named after the Naiads, nymphs of springs, streams, rivers, and lakes in Greek mythology.

Location

Latitude:
62° 38' 25.4" S
-62.64039°
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Longitude:
61° 08' 34.0" W
-61.14278°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
27-Feb-2020

Related information

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Place names
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