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Leyka Lake

Leyka Lake (, ) is the long in southeast–northwest direction and wide lake on Baba Marta Beach, Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of and is separated from the waters of Bransfield Strait by a wide strip of land. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a watering can ('leyka' in Bulgarian).

Location

Leyka Lake is centred east by south of Ross Point, west by south of Ivan Alexander Point and west-northwest of Vidaurre Point, the south extremity of the island. 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

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