Fontus Lake
| Fontus Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°39′40.4″S 61°00′19″W / 62.661222°S 61.00528°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 150 metres (490 ft) |
| Max. width | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Surface area | 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres) |
Fontus Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Фонт, romanized: ezero Font, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ˈfɔnt]) is the oval-shaped 150 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 100 m wide lake in the middle part of South Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.9 ha and is separated from sea by a 53 to 64 m wide strip of land. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after Fontus, a Roman deity of springs and streams, son of Juturna.