Tierney Peninsula

Map of Thurston Island.

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Tierney Peninsula (72°23′S 95°46′W / 72.383°S 95.767°W / -72.383; -95.767Coordinates: 72°23′S 95°46′W / 72.383°S 95.767°W / -72.383; -95.767) is an ice-covered peninsula about 14 nautical miles (26 km) long, between Savage Glacier and Morgan Inlet in the east end of Thurston Island. Discovered on helicopter flights from the USS Burton Island and Glacier of the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for J.Q. Tierney, oceanographer aboard the Burton Island on this expedition.

Maps

Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

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