Feya Tarn

Feya Tarn
Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands
Location of lake in the South Shetland Islands
Feya Tarn
LocationLivingston Island, Antarctica
Coordinates62°38′27″S 61°00′44.5″W / 62.64083°S 61.012361°W / -62.64083; -61.012361
Lake typeGlacial lake
Primary outflowsEridanus Stream
Max. length65 metres (213 ft)
Max. width60 metres (200 ft)
Surface area0.28 hectares (0.69 acres)
Eastern Byers Peninsula in Livingston Island with Robbery Beaches and Tsamblak Hill in the middle, and left to right Rowe Point, Ivanov Beach, Urvich Wall and Clark Nunatak in the background
Map of Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula
Map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

Feya Tarn (Bulgarian: езеро Фея, romanized: ezero Feya, IPA: [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]

  1. ^ a b Feya Tarn. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica