Linzipar Lake

Linzipar Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Линзипар, romanized: ezero Linzipar, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ˈlinzipɐr]) is a lake 295 m long in a northwest–southeast direction and 200 m wide, located on the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 4 ha and is separated from the waters of Kavarna Cove by a strip of land 13 to 35 m wide.^[1] The area was visited during early 19th century sealers expeditions.^[2]

Linzipar Lake
Linzipar Lake
Location	Livingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates	62°41′12″S 60°52′06″W
Lake type	Glacial lake
Max. length	295 metres (968 ft)
Max. width	200 metres (660 ft)
Surface area	4 hectares (9.9 acres)

Map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands featuring Bond Point

Linzipar is a name of Thracian origin used for a hill in Northern Bulgaria.^[1]

Location

Linzipar Lake is situated at the base of Bond Point and centered at 62°40′24″S 60°48′37″W, 3.28 km northeast of Elephant Point and 4 km west by south of Hetty Rock. Bulgarian mapping of the area was conducted in 2009 and 2017.

Maps

• L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
• L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Regularly upgraded and updated since 1993.

See also

• Antarctic lakes
• Livingston Island