Dryad Lake
| Dryad Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°41′12″S 60°52′06″W / 62.68667°S 60.86833°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 190 metres (620 ft) |
| Max. width | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Surface area | 1.28 hectares (3.2 acres) |
Dryad Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Дриада, romanized: ezero Driada, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro driˈadɐ]) is the oval-shaped 190 m long in north-northwest to south-southeast direction and 90 m wide on the southwest coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.28 ha and is separated from sea by a 19 to 25 m wide strip of land. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after the Dryads, tree nymphs in Greek mythology.