Volturnus Lake

Volturnus Lake
Volturnus Lake
LocationLivingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates62°40′16.4″S 60°54′48″W / 62.671222°S 60.91333°W / -62.671222; -60.91333
Lake typeGlacial lake
Max. length225 metres (738 ft)
Max. width215 metres (705 ft)
Surface area3.15 hectares (7.8 acres)

Volturnus Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Волтурн, romanized: ezero Volturn, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro voɫˈturn]) is the roughly triangular lake extending 225 m in north–south direction and 215 m in east–west direction on the southwest coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Its surface area is 3.15 ha. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The feature is named after Volturnus, a Roman deity of water and rivers.