Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Tierney Peninsula (RUS) | 72° 20' 00.0" S | 96° 05' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
Name ID: 120976 Place ID: 14703 | |||
Tierney Peninsula (USA) | 72° 23' 00.0" S | 95° 46' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
Name ID: 132701
Place ID: 14703
An ice-covered peninsula about 14 mi long, between Savage Glacier and Morgan Inlet in the E end of Thurston Island. Discovered on helicopter flights from the USS Burton Island and Glacier of the USN Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Named by US-ACAN for J.Q. Tierney, oceanographer aboard the Burton Island on this expedition. |
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