Dryad Lake

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

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

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Place ID: 20150
Name ID: 139222

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 oval-shaped 190 m long in NNW-SSE direction and 90 m wide on the SW coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 1.28 ha. Separated from sea by a 19 to 25 m wide strip of land. Situated on the W side of Elephant Point and centred 1.25 km N of Telish Island, 1.5 km SE of Amadok Point and 3.25 km WSW of Bond Point.

Named For

Named after the Dryads, tree nymphs in Greek mythology.

Location

Latitude:
62° 41' 12.0" S
-62.68667°
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Longitude:
60° 52' 06.0" W
-60.86833°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
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

Biodiversity
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Place names
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