Sea Lion Tarn

Sea Lion Tarn

Sea Lion Tarn from the north slopes of Atlantic Club Ridge, with South Bay in the background
Location Livingston Island
Coordinates 62°38′48″S 60°22′14″W / 62.64667°S 60.37056°W / -62.64667; -60.37056Coordinates: 62°38′48″S 60°22′14″W / 62.64667°S 60.37056°W / -62.64667; -60.37056
Basin countries (Antarctica)
Surface area 0.3 ha (0.74 acres)
Location of Hurd Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of central-eastern Livingston Island featuring Sea Lion Tarn.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Sea Lion Tarn (Ezero Morski Lav \'e-ze-ro 'mor-ski 'l&v\) is a freshwater tarn with an area of 0.3 ha (0.74 acres) located between Sea Lion Glacier and the north-western slopes of Atlantic Club Ridge on Hurd Peninsula in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The lake drains westward through a 100 m creek into South Bay.

The feature takes its name from the adjacent Sea Lion Glacier.

Location

The midpoint is located at 62°38′48″S 60°22′14″W / 62.64667°S 60.37056°W / -62.64667; -60.37056 (Bulgarian mapping from a 1995-1996 ground survey).

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


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