Name details
Tierney River
Tierney River (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Tierney River (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Watercourse
Origin
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Narrative
This river in the Vestfold Hills is a seasonal feature as it flows for about 5 months each year, at other times lakes remain in basins separated by sections of dry river bed or ice filled channels. The river flows between Crooked Lake and Druzhby Lake.
Named For
Named for Dr Trevor Tierney, (then) Medical Officer, Antarctic Division who was the first to describe the system.
Location
Images
©J.L. Innis 2005
- Catalogue id
- IA16628
- Caption
- Tierney river at very high flow, near the end of a very warm December.
- Photographer
- Innis, J.L.
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