Pistiros Lake

Pistiros Lake
Pistiros Lake
LocationLivingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates62°38′13″S 61°07′59″W / 62.63694°S 61.13306°W / -62.63694; -61.13306
Lake typeGlacial lake
Max. length320 metres (1,050 ft)
Max. width90 metres (300 ft)
Surface area2.42 hectares (6.0 acres)

Pistiros Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Пистирос, romanized: ezero Pistiros, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro pisˈtiros]) is the slightly bent southwards rectangular lake, 320 m long in west-east direction and 90 m wide on President Beaches, Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 2.42 ha, and is separated from the waters of New Plymouth by a 20 to 35 m wide strip of land. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The feature is named after the ancient emporium of Pistiros in Southern Bulgaria.