Name details

Tierney Creek

Tierney Creek (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Tierney Creek  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 385

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

The creek 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 creek flows between Chelnok Lake and Crooked Lake.

Named For

Named for Dr Trevor Tierney, (then) Medical Officer Antarctic Division who was the first to describe the system.

Location

Latitude:
68° 38' 28.0" S
-68.64111°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 18' 15.5" E
78.30431°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
38 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Belinda Reynolds 2009
Catalogue id
IA22016
Caption
Tierney Creek, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1000 feet. Looking Southwest.
Photographer
Reynolds, Belinda

Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Vestfold Hills Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
vest_hills_gis
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Metadata for coordinates and origin of topographic data.

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
26-Jul-1983

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