Kaska Lake
| Kaska Lake | |
|---|---|
| езеро Каската (Bulgarian) | |
Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
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| Location | Triangulation Beach, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands |
| Coordinates | 62°21′07″S 59°02′28″W / 62.35194°S 59.04111°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | Antarctica |
| Max. length | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Max. width | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Surface area | 1.85 ha (4.6 acres) |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Kaska Lake | |
Kaska Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Каската, romanized: ezero Kaskata, IPA: ['ɛzɛro 'kaskɐtɐ]) is the 220 m (720 ft) long in west–east direction and 115 m (377 ft) wide lake on Triangulation Beach, Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.85 ha (4.6 acres) and is separated from the waters of Bransfield Strait by a 12 to 38 m (39 to 125 ft) wide strip of land. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a combat helmet ('kaska' in Bulgarian).
Location
Kaska Lake is centred 460 m (1,510 ft) northeast of Vidaurre Point, the south extremity of the island, and 3.24 km (2.01 mi) west-southwest of Ivan Alexander Point. British mapping of the area in 1968.
Maps
- Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968
- South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
Notes
- ^ Pimpirev, Khristo; Chipev, N. (2015). Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Sofia: "St. Kliment Ohridski" University Press. pp. 17–28. ISBN 978-954-07-3939-7. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Kaska Lake. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.