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,Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission 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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References Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Leyka Lake. Adjusted Copernix satellite image