Mneme Lake

Mneme Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Мнема, romanized: ezero Mnema, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro ˈmnɛmɐ]) is the oval-shaped 220 m long in southwest–northeast direction and 85 m wide lake on the northwest coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

It has a surface area of 1.3 ha and is separated from the waters of Barclay Bay by a 12 to 40 m wide strip of land.

The lake and its vicinity lie in a restricted zone of scientific importance to Antarctic microbiology, part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area Byers Peninsula.

[1] The feature is named after Mneme, the nymph of memory in Greek mythology.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

Map of Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula