Bikorn Lake
| Bikorn Lake | |
|---|---|
| езеро Бикорна (Bulgarian) | |
| Location | Treklyano Island, South Shetland Islands |
| Coordinates | 62°22′05″S 59°24′31.5″W / 62.36806°S 59.408750°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | Antarctica |
| Max. length | 205 metres (673 ft) |
| Max. width | 137 metres (449 ft) |
| Surface area | 1.46 hectares (3.6 acres) |
| Surface elevation | 791 metres (2,595 ft) |
| Location | |
Bikorn Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Бикорна, romanized: ezero Bikorna, IPA: ['ɛzɛro bi'kɔrnɐ]) is the lake occupying most of the interior of Treklyano Island off the northeast coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It extends 205 metres (673 ft) in west-northwest to east-southeast direction and 137 metres (449 ft) in south–north direction, with a surface area of 1.46 hectares (3.6 acres), and is separated from the waters of Nelson Strait by a 21 to 70 metres (69 to 230 ft) wide strip of land. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a bicorne hat ('bikorn' in Bulgarian).