Feya Tarn Explained

Feya Tarn
Location:Livingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates:-62.6408°N -61.0124°W
Lake Type:Glacial lake
Outflow:Eridanus Stream
Pushpin Map:South Shetland Islands
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands

Feya Tarn (Bulgarian: езеро Фея|ezero Feya, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɛzɛro ˈfɛjɐ/) is the oval-shaped 65 m long in south–north direction and 60 m wide tarn on eastern Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 0.28 ha and drains northwards into Barclay Bay by way of Eridanus Stream.[1]

The feature is named after the mythical creatures in European folklore, Feya being the Bulgarian for Fay, Fairy.[1]

Location

Feya Tarn is centred at -62.6408°N -61.0124°W, which is 3.15 km south-southeast of Lair Point, 1.75 m south-southwest of Sparadok Point and 500 m west-southwest of Tsamblak Hill. Detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

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Notes and References

  1. https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=139216 Feya Tarn.