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Feya Tarn

Feya Tarn (Bulgarian: езеро Фея, romanizedezero 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.

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

Feya Tarn is centred at 62°38′27″S 61°00′44.5″W / 62.64083°S 61.012361°W / -62.64083; -61.012361, 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.

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

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