Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Acheron Lake (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Acheron Lake (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Water body
This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The B-shaped 315 m long in SW-NE direction and 186 m wide lake on President Beaches, Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 4.4 ha. Separated from Osogovo Bay waters by a 10 to 25 m wide strip of land. Centred 1 km S of Point Smellie, 1 km WNW of Wasp Hill and 1.9 km NE of Devils Point. Surmounted by Lucifer Crags on the SW.
Named after Acheron River in Greek underworld.
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