Oread Lake

Oread Lake
Oread Lake
LocationLivingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates62°38′47″S 60°58′27″W / 62.64639°S 60.97417°W / -62.64639; -60.97417
Lake typeGlacial lake
Primary outflowsBedek Stream
Max. length220 metres (720 ft)
Max. width130 metres (430 ft)
Surface area1.94 hectares (4.8 acres)

Oread Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Ореада, romanized: ezero Oreada, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ˈorɛˈadɐ]) is the oval-shaped 220 m long in southeast–northwest direction and 130 m wide lake on eastern Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.94 ha and drains northwards into Barclay Bay by way of Bedek Stream.

The feature is named after the Oreads, mountain nymphs of Greek mythology.