Feya Tarn

Feya Tarn (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Feya Tarn  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 20144
Name ID: 139216

Feature type: Water body

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The oval-shaped 65 m long in S-N direction and 60 m wide tarn on eastern Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 0.28 ha. Centred 3.15 km SSE of Lair Point, 1.75 m SSW of Sparadok Point and 500 m WSW of Tsamblak Hill. Drains northwards into Barclay Bay by way of Eridanus Stream.

Named For

Named after the mythical creatures in European folklore, Feya being the Bulgarian for Fay, Fairy.

Location

Latitude:
62° 38' 27.0" S
-62.64083°
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Longitude:
61° 00' 44.5" W
-61.01236°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
27-Feb-2020

Related information

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