Nereid Lake

Nereid Lake
Nereid Lake
LocationGreenwich Island, Antarctica
Coordinates62°26′37″S 59°47′41″W / 62.44361°S 59.79472°W / -62.44361; -59.79472
Lake typeGlacial lake
Max. length450 metres (1,480 ft)
Max. width90 metres (300 ft)
Surface area3.8 hectares (9.4 acres)

Nereid Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Нереида, romanized: ezero Nereida, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro nɛrɛˈidɐ]) is the trapezoidal lake 450 m long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 90 m wide in the eastern part of Flamingo Beach on the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 3.8 ha and is separated from the waters of Orión Passage by a 20 to 40 m wide strip of land. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The feature is named after the Nereids, sea nymphs of Greek mythology.