Dryad Lake

Dryad Lake
Dryad Lake
LocationLivingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates62°41′12″S 60°52′06″W / 62.68667°S 60.86833°W / -62.68667; -60.86833
Lake typeGlacial lake
Max. length190 metres (620 ft)
Max. width90 metres (300 ft)
Surface area1.28 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.