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Antarctic lake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
Fontus Lake | |
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Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°39′40.4″S 61°00′19″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) |
The feature is named after Fontus, a Roman deity of springs and streams, son of Juturna.[1]
Fontus Lake is centred at 62°39′40.4″S 61°00′19″W, which is 600 m northeast of Dometa Point and 740 m south of Negro Hill. Detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
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